Carrión (river)
| Río Carrión | ||
 Headwaters of the Río Carrión |
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| Data | ||
| location | Northern Spain | |
| River system | Duero | |
| Drain over | Pisuerga → Duero → Atlantic | |
| source | in the Cantabrian Mountains 43 ° 0 ′ 49 ″ N , 4 ° 43 ′ 53 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2220 msnm | |
| muzzle | in the Río Pisuerga coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 8 " N , 4 ° 31 ′ 42" W 41 ° 53 ′ 8 " N , 4 ° 31 ′ 42" W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 705 msnm | |
| Height difference | approx. 1515 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 7.7 ‰ | |
| length | 197 km | |
| Catchment area | 3368 km² | |
| Big cities | Palencia | |
Río Carrión at Velilla del Río Carrión
Río Carrión in Palencia
The approximately 197 km long Río Carrión is a river in the province of Palencia in northern Spain ; it is the largest tributary of the Río Pisuerga .
course
The Río Carrión rises at about 2220 m altitude in the area of the Fuentes Carrionas on the south side of the Cantabrian Mountains ; the headwaters lies on the northern border of the province of Palencia in the autonomous region of Castile and León . The Rio Carrión flows mainly in a southerly direction and flows north of the small town of Dueñas into the Río Pisuerga .
Places on the Río Carrión
- Velilla del Río Carrión
- Guardo
- Saldaña
- La Serna
- Villoldo
- Carrión de los Condes
- Monzón de Campos
- Palencia
- Villamuriel de Cerrato
Tributaries
- Río Cueza (53 km)
- Río Ucieza (71 km)
- Río Valdeginate (70 km)
Reservoirs
- Embalse de Camporredondo (capacity 70 hm³; surface 388 ha)
- Embalse de Compuerto (capacity 95 hm³; surface 376 ha)
Web links
Commons : Río Carrión - collection of images, videos and audio files
Catchment area (cuenca) of the Duero; the Río Carrión flows northeast of Valladolid into the Río Pisuerga .