Guadalete
The Guadalete River is located almost entirely in the
Course
From its source in the Sierra de Grazalema, the Guadalete passes:
- Grazalema
- The Reservoir (Embalse) of Zahara
- Puerto Serrano
- Briefly enters Cádiz province
- Villamartín
- The Reservoir (Embalse) of Bornos
- The Reservoir (Embalse) of Arcos
- Arcos de la Frontera
- La Barca de la Florida
- Lomopardo and El Portal (near Jerez de la Frontera)
It then flows into the Bay of Cádiz in El Puerto de Santa María.[2]
There are several dams with reservoirs along its course, including the Embalse de Zahara and the Embalse de Bornos.[3] The "Sierra Greenway", a 36-kilometre (22 mi) bicycle path reclaimed from an abandoned railroad line, also passes along the river.
The largest tributaries of the Guadalete are the Guadalporcún, and the Majaceite, which joins it at Junta de los Ríos downstream from Arcos de la Frontera.[4]
History
The river may have been the location of the
See also
- List of rivers of Spain
- San Pedro River, Cádiz
References
- ^ Rutas Rurales en Cádiz Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine at hotelesandalucia.es (Spanish)
- ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 1:200000 topographic map series, Cadiz province, retrieved from http://detopografia.blogspot.com/p/mapas-de-espana-descarga.html
- ^ Embalse de Zahara at Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir (Spanish)
- ^ El río Guadalete Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine at riosycuencas.com (Spanish)
External links
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