Sorbe

The Sorbe is a right-bank tributary of the Henares, located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It forms part of the Tagus river basin.

Sorbe
The Sorbe near Cantalojas
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
SourceSistema Central
  locationGalve de Sorbe
  coordinates41°14′5″N 3°12′14″W
  elevation~1,310 m (4,300 ft)
MouthHenares
  location
Humanes
  coordinates
40°51′2″N 3°7′44″W
  elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Length79.5 km (49.4 mi)
Basin size546 km2 (211 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionHenaresJaramaTagusAtlantic Ocean
River systemTagus
Tributaries 
  rightLillas, Sonsaz
Tagus Basin

It has its source in the easternmost foothills of the Sistema Central at roughly 1,310 m above sea level,[1] formed upon the confluence of smaller streams, although it feeds downstream from right-bank tributaries born at a higher altitude, namely: the Lillas and the Sonsaz.[2] It has a length of 79.5 km.[1] Running southwards through the Spanish province of Guadalajara,[3] it empties in the Henares at 700 m above sea level,[1] near Humanes.

It drains a basin of 546 km.2.[2]

References

Citations
Bibliography
  • Fernández Izquierdo, Francisco; Alloza Aparicio, Ángel; Moreno Díaz del Campo, Francisco Javier (2016). La presa de el Vado y el canal del Jarama. Fundación Canal. p. 34. ISBN 978-84-945176-3-1. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  • Pastor Muñoz, Francisco Javier (1998). "Ocupaciones prehistóricas en el curso final del Rio Sorbe, provincia de Guadalajara, (comunidad de Castilla-La Mancha). (I)" (PDF). Wad-al-hayara (25): 7–49. ISSN 0214-7092.
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