Aranda (river)

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Río Aranda
Río Aranda at Illueca

Río Aranda at Illueca

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.
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
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.

Collection systems (cuencas) of the Río Jalón and Ebro