Cañamares (Guadalajara)
Río Cañamares | ||
Basin (cuenca) of the Río Cañamares |
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location | Castile-La Mancha , Spain | |
River system | Tagus | |
Drain over | Henares → Jarama → Tajo → Atlantic | |
source | in the Sierra del Bulejo near Miedes de Atienza 41 ° 14 ′ 12 ″ N , 2 ° 57 ′ 14 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 1320 m | |
muzzle | near the hamlet of Castilblanco de Henares in the Río Henares Coordinates: 40 ° 57 '10 " N , 2 ° 56' 1" W 40 ° 57 '10 " N , 2 ° 56' 1" W |
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Mouth height | approx. 760 m | |
Height difference | approx. 560 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 12 ‰ | |
length | approx. 45 km | |
Catchment area | 338 km² | |
Upper reaches of the Río Cañamares |
The Río Cañamares is a 45 km long north-south flowing river in the province of Guadalajara in central Spain; it is a tributary of the Río Henares .
course
The Río Cañamares arises from several source streams in the Castilian Scheidegebirge south of the place Miedes de Atienza in the province of Guadalajara . It flows steadily in a southerly direction past the places Pálmaces de Jadraque and Pinilla de Jadraque and finally flows into the Río Henares about 1 km (as the crow flies) southeast of the hamlet (pedanía) Castilblanco de Henares in the area of the municipality ( municipio ) Jadraque .
Tributaries
Except for a few streams (arroyos) , the Río Cañamares has no tributaries.
Reservoir
The Río Cañamares is dammed at Palmaces de Jadraque in the Pálmaces reservoir .
Attractions
The Romanesque church of Pinilla de Jadraque is the most important cultural sight on the river.
Web links
- Flora and fauna on the Río Cañamares (pdf, Spanish)