Guadalope

The Guadalope (Guadalop in Catalan and Aragonese) is a river in Aragon, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ebro (Ebre in Catalan).

Guadalope
The Guadalope in Alcañiz
Watershed of the Guadalope (in dark yellow)
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSierra de Gúdar, Maestrazgo
( Aragon)
  elevation2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Mouth 
  elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Length160 km (99 mi)
Basin size3,890 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average4.83 m3/s (171 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionEbroMediterranean Sea

Course

This 160-kilometre (99 mi) long river rises in the Sierra de Gúdar, near Villarroya de los Pinares and Miravete de la Sierra in the Maestrazgo, Aragon. It receives water from rivulets originating in the Sierra de la Cañada and Sierra Carrascosa. Flowing northeastwards its waters fill the Santolea reservoir, then the dam of Calanda, before it enters the Ebro at Caspe.

In addition to the towns mentioned, it also flows through Alcañiz and Civan. Tributaries of the Guadalope include the Bergantes, Fortanete, Bordón and Mezquín on the right side, and the Aliaga River and the Guadalopillo on the left.

See also

References

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