Bembézar

Río Bembézar
Río Bembézar just before Andalusia
Data
location	Badajoz province , province of Cordoba , southern Spain
River system	Guadalquivir
Drain over	Guadalquivir  → Atlantic Ocean
source	Sierra Morena near Azuaga , Badajoz Province , Spain 38 ° 16 ′ 40 ″  N , 5 ° 40 ′ 17 ″  E
Source height	approx.  562  m
muzzle	in the province of Cordoba in the Guadalquivir Coordinates: 37 ° 44 ′ 56 "  N , 5 ° 13 ′ 14"  W 37 ° 44 ′ 56 "  N , 5 ° 13 ′ 14"  W
Mouth height	approx.  54  m
Height difference	approx. 508 m
Bottom slope	approx. 4 ‰
length	approx. 126 km

The Río Bembézar is a 126 km long right (northern) tributary of the Guadalquivir in southern Spain .

geography

The Bembézar rises near the town of Azuaga in the Badajoz province . It flows in numerous loops in a south-easterly direction. In the neighboring province of Cordoba it is dammed and flows east past the village of Hornachuelos . Finally it flows only in a southerly direction and unites approx. 6 km south of the castle of Moratalla, built in the 19th century, with the Guadalquivir.

Tributaries

Numerous streams (arroyos) flow into the Río Bembézar; the only notable tributary is the Río Sotillo .

Bembézar reservoir

Others

In its course, the Río Bembézar crosses the Sierra de Hornachuelos National Park .

Web links

Commons : Bembézar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bembézar Reservoir - Dates (Spanish)