Cardener
| Cardener | ||
 Source of the Cardener |
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| Data | ||
| location | Catalonia , Spain | |
| River system | Llobregat | |
| Drain over | Llobregat → Mediterranean | |
| River basin district | Cuencas Internas de Cataluña | |
| source | in the Pyrenees | |
| Source height | 1100 msnm | |
| muzzle | near Castellgalí in the Llobregat coordinates: 42 ° 10 ′ 32 " N , 1 ° 35 ′ 27" E 42 ° 10 ′ 32 " N , 1 ° 35 ′ 27" E |
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| Mouth height | 235 msnm | |
| Height difference | 865 m | |
| Bottom slope | 9.9 ‰ | |
| length | 87 km | |
| Catchment area | 1374 km² | |
The Cardener is a small tributary of the Llobregat in Catalonia ( Spain ). Its source is in the Pyrenees , at Castellgalí it flows into the Llobregat.
River course
The source of the Cardener (1,100 m) lies in the municipality of La Coma i la Pedra in the Comarca Solsonès ( Lleida ). The place is located in the Pyrenees in a valley between the mountains Port del Comte (2,332 m) and Verd (2,271 m).
The catchment area of the river covers 1,374 km². This is located in the eastern half of the Comarca Solsona , the eastern part of the Comarca Berguedà and in areas in the Comarcas Bages and Anoia .
The Sant Ponç reservoir is located near the city of Solsona in the municipality of Olius. It has a storage volume of 24 million m³ of water. The dam is 46 m high and was built in 1921.
After 87 km the Cardener joins the Llobregat at Castellgalí near Manresa. There are five sewage treatment plants on the banks of the river .
Places / cities
- San Lorenç de Morunys
- Olius (564 m)
- Clariana de Cardener
- Cardona (506 m)
- Súria (326 m)
- Callus
- Sant Joan de Vilatorrada (277 m)
- Manresa (238 m)
- Castellgalí
Tributaries
- Aigua d'Ora near Cardona
- Riera de Saló and Riera d'Hortons near Súria
- Riera de Rajadell near Manresa
