Cea (river)
| Río Cea | ||
 Bridge over the Río Cea near Mayorga |
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| Data | ||
| location | Provinces of León , Valladolid and Zamora , Spain | |
| River system | Duero | |
| Drain over | Esla → Duero → Atlantic | |
| source |
Pico de la Teja in the Cantabrian Mountains 42 ° 54 ′ 22 ″ N , 4 ° 58 ′ 2 ″ W |
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| Source height | 1250 msnm | |
| muzzle |
Río Esla Coordinates: 41 ° 59 ′ 57 ″ N , 5 ° 36 ′ 12 ″ W 41 ° 59 ′ 57 ″ N , 5 ° 36 ′ 12 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 740 msnm | |
| Height difference | 510 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.2 ‰ | |
| length | 157 km | |
| Catchment area | 2109 km² | |
| Communities | Sahagún , Mayorga | |
The Cea is a 157 kilometers long left tributary of the Río Esla in the Spanish provinces of León , Valladolid and Zamora in the autonomous region of Castile and León .
course
The source of the Río Cea is located on the south side of the Cantabrian Mountains in the territory of the municipality of Prioro . His route initially leads south via Sahagún , later to the southwest, to finally flow north of Castrogonzálo as a left tributary into the Río Esla , which in turn flows into the Duero .
Tributaries
After the snow melts and after heavy rainfall, the Río Cea has a large number of more or less small tributaries; however, most of them run out of water in summer and autumn.
Reservoirs
The Río Cea has not yet been dammed.
Places on the river
Attractions
The on St. James ( Camino Francés town Sahagún located) surprises with two impressive Romanesque churches in the Mudejar ( San Tirso and San Lorenzo ). There are also some historically significant buildings in the town of Mayorga .
Legend
Legend has it that the early Christian martyrs Facundus and Primitivus were beheaded on the banks of the Río Cea near Sahagún .