Aranda (river)
Río Aranda | ||
Río Aranda at Illueca |
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Data | ||
location | Saragossa Province , Spain | |
River system | Ebro | |
Drain over | Jalón → Ebro → Mediterranean | |
source | near Pomer , Sierra de Moncayo 41 ° 38 ′ 16 ″ N , 1 ° 50 ′ 27 ″ W. |
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Source height | approx. 1200 msnm | |
muzzle | at Arándiga in the Río Jalón Coordinates: 41 ° 30 ′ 1 ″ N , 1 ° 27 ′ 19 ″ W 41 ° 30 ′ 1 ″ N , 1 ° 27 ′ 19 ″ W |
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Mouth height | approx. 385 msnm | |
Height difference | approx. 815 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
length | approx. 52 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 585 km² | |
Communities | Aranda de Moncayo |
The Río Aranda is a 52 km long river in the Spanish province of Saragossa , which drains over the Río Jalón to the Ebro . It rises from several source streams in the municipality of Pomer on the southern edge of the Sierra de Moncayo and flows into the Río Jalón at a height of about 385 m about 5 km southeast of Arándiga .
Tributaries and reservoirs
The largest tributary of the Río Aranda is the Río Isuela ; both rivers are not dammed.
Places on the river
Pomer , Aranda de Moncayo , Jarque de Moncayo , Gotor , Illueca , Brea de Aragón and Arándiga .
use
The Río Aranda is mainly used for irrigation purposes.