Genil

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Río Genil
Location of the Genil in Andalusia

Location of the Genil in Andalusia

Data
location Andalusia , Spain
River system Guadalquivir
Drain over Guadalquivir  → Gulf of Cadiz
origin Confluence of the Río Real and the Río Guarnón
37 ° 6 ′ 34 ″  N , 3 ° 20 ′ 27 ″  W
Source height approx.  1480  msnm
muzzle near Palma del Río in the Guadalquivir Coordinates: 37 ° 41 ′ 37 ″  N , 5 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  W 37 ° 41 ′ 37 ″  N , 5 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  W
Mouth height 44  msnm
Height difference approx. 1436 m
Bottom slope approx. 4 ‰
length 358 km
Catchment area 8278 km²
Outflow at the Écija gauge MQ
9.29 m³ / s
Left tributaries Cacin
Right tributaries Darro , Cubillas
Reservoirs flowed through Canales dam
Big cities Granada
Medium-sized cities Puente Genil , Écija
Small towns Loja
Catchment area of ​​the Genil

The Río Genil is the most important left tributary of the Guadalquivir with a length of 358 kilometers . It rises at 1,480 m. ü. M. in the province of Granada by the confluence of the Río Real and the Río Guarnón and drains an area of ​​8,278 km². The Genil flows through the cities of Granada , Loja , Puente Genil and Écija . It flows into the Guadalquivir at Palma del Río .

Tributaries

Individual evidence

  1. Plan Hidrológico del Guadalquivir (PDF file; 553 kB)

Web links

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