List of rivers in Spain
This list of rivers in Spain contains the river systems with tributaries of more than 100 km in length on the Iberian Peninsula - as far as they are not completely on Portuguese soil.
Most of the major rivers in the Iberian Peninsula drain west into the Atlantic . These are from north to south
- Duero ,
- Tagus ,
- Guadiana and
- Guadalquivir .
Only the basin of the Ebro runs in the east of the Iberian Peninsula from north to south-east approximately parallel to the Pyrenees and flows into the Mediterranean .
There are also several smaller river systems, such as the Júcar and Segura rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant , the Guadalete and Barbate in the southwest - on the Costa de la Luz - and the Tinto and Odiel and the Miño / Sil basin in Galicia . A large number of small rivers in the coastal area flow directly into the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, about south of the Betic Cordillera in Andalusia , in the far northwest of Galicia and in Cantabria .
According to river systems
The five river systems are shown here according to the section to the Ebro from north to south. In the next chapter the other rivers are summarized according to their location.
Ebro river system
The hydrogeographic basin of the Ebro and its tributaries covers 83 093 km², it extends almost from the Bay of Biscay in the north along the Pyrenees in the southeast to the Costa Brava on the Mediterranean. The basin of the Ebro runs on the eastern edge of the Iberian Peninsula from north to south-east - in contrast to the other large river systems, which flow towards the Atlantic in an east-west direction . To the southwest it is bounded by the Iberian Mountains (Spanish: Sistema Ibérico ). It mainly drains the regions of Navarra, Rioja, Aragon and Catalonia, as well as small parts of Cantabria, the Basque Country and a corner of Castile-León.
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebro | 925 km | Amposta | Pico de los Tres Mares | ||
| Segre | 261 km | Mequinenza | Monts Louis (France) | ||
| Cinca | 170 km | Fraga | Monte Perdido | ||
| Noguera Pallaresa | 154 km | ||||
| Flamisell | 34 km | La Pobla de Segur | |||
| Noguera Ribagorzana | 133 km | ||||
| Jalón | 224 km | Cabañas de Ebro | Sierra Ministra | ||
| Aragon | 197 km | Alfaro | Canfranc | ||
| Guadalope | 182 km | Caspe | Sierra de Gúdar | ||
| Gállego | 149 km | Zaragoza | Puerto de Portalet | ||
| Huerva | 135 km | Zaragoza | Fonfría (Teruel) |
Duero river system
The river system of the Duero drains mainly Castile and León over an area of 98,400 km² . It is bordered by the Castilian Scheidegebirge in the south and the Cantabrian Mountains in the north. The mean discharge is 700 m³ / s.
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duero | 895 km | postage | Picos de Urbión | ||
| Esla | 275 km | Villalcampo | Peña Prieta | ||
| Pisuerga | 275 km | Cerca de Simancas | Puntas Luengas y Peña Labra | ||
| Tormes | 247 km | Villarino de los Aires | Prado Tormejón | ||
| Adaja | 163 km | Valdestillas | Entre la Serrota y S. de Avila | ||
| Támega | 145 km | Amarante | Verín |
Tagus river system
The hydrogeographic basin of the Tagus and its tributaries covers 80,600 km². It extends from the Iberian Foothills (Spanish: Sistema Ibérico ) centrally through Spain and Portugal to the west to the Atlantic Ocean, it runs between the Castilian Divide Mountains, up to 2592 m high, and the hills of Toledo and Extremadura. It is mainly located in the autonomous regions of Madrid, Castile-La Mancha and Extremadura.
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tagus | 1007 km | Lisbon (Portugal) | Sierra de Albarracín | ||
| Alagón | 201 km | ES-CL, ES-EX | Alcantara | Frades de la Sierra | |
| Jarama | 194 km | Aranjuez | Al este de Somosierra | ||
| Alberche | 182 km | Talavera de la Reina | Cañada Alta | ||
| Tiétar | 170 km | Monfragüe National Park | Puerto de la Venta del Cojo |
The plateau of Castile and Extremadura separate the river system of the Tagus to the south from the river system of the Guadiana.
Guadiana river system
The catchment area of the Guadiana has an area of 67,733 km².
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadiana | 818 km | Lagunas de Huidera | Cabeza Alta, término de Ayamonte | ||
| Zujar | 210 km | Villanueva de la Serena | Granja de Torrehermosa | ||
| Ciguela | 194 km | Daimiel | Altos de Cabrejas | ||
| Záncara | 168 km | Alcazar de San Juan | Abia de la Obispalía | ||
| Jabalón | 153 km | Corral de Calatrava | Montiel | ||
| Matachel | 124 km | Don Alvaro | El Retamar | ||
| Ardila | 116 km | Moura | Sierra de Tudia |
The Sierra Morena , an average 800-1000 m high low mountain range, separates the Guadiana river system to the south from the Guadalquivir river system and thus from Andalusia .
Guadalquivir river system
The catchment area of the Guadalquivir has an area of 56,978 km².
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalquivir | 657 km | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | Sierras del Pozo y Cazorla | ||
| Genil | 337 km | Palma del Rio | Sierras de Priego y Lucena | ||
| Guadaíra | 114 km | La Puebla del Rio | Pico Veleta-Sierra Nevada |
To the south follows the Sistema Subbético or Cordillera subbético promontory (compare Betic Cordillera , Spanish Cordillera Bética ).
Other rivers by location
Levantina rivers
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Júcar | 498 km | Cullera | Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, Sierra de Tragacete | ||
| Segura | 325 km | Guardamar del Segura | Sierra de Segura | ||
| Mundo | 150 km | Segura | Calar del Mundo | ||
| Guadalaviar / Turia | 280 km | Valencia | Montes Universales | ||
| Mijares | 156 km | Torre de Almanzora | Alto de Torrijas | ||
| Almanzora | 105 km | Cerros Colorados | Llanos de Huelgo, Sierra de Baza |
Catalan rivers
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ter | 209 km | Torroella de Montgrí | Ull de Ter | ||
| Llobregat | 157 km | El Prat de Llobregat | Serra del Cadí , between Coll de Jou y el de Toses |
Western Galicia
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miño | 310 km | Caminha (Portugal) | Laguna de Fuente Miña | ||
| Sil | 225 km | Los Peares | Cueto Albo | ||
| Tambre (river) | 134 km | Ponte Nafonso | Montes de Bocelo | ||
| Ulla | 126 km | Ría de Aurosa | Fuente de Ulla |
north
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navia | 159 km | Ría de Navia | Sierra del Rañadorio | ||
| Nalón | 129 km | Ría de Pravia | Puerto de Tarna |
west
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odiel | 121 km | Canal de Palos de la Frontera | Sierra de Aracena | ||
| Río Tinto | 100 km | Ría Huelva | Sierra Morena |
south
| Surname | length | Regions | muzzle | source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalhorce | 154 km | Proximidades de Punta del Pino | Puerto de las Alazores |
According to length
| Surname | Length (km) | River system |
|---|---|---|
| Tagus | 1007 | Tagus |
| Ebro | 925 | Ebro |
| Duero | 895 | Duero |
| Guadiana | 818 | Guadiana |
| Guadalquivir | 657 | Guadalquivir |
| Júcar | 498 | Levantina |
| Genil | 337 | Guadalquivir |
| Segura | 325 | Levantina |
| Miño | 310 | Galicia |
| Turia (Guadalaviar) | 280 | Levantina |
| Esla | 275 | Duero |
| Pisuerga | 275 | Duero |
| Segre | 261 | Ebro |
| Tormes | 247 | Duero |
| Sil | 225 | Galicia |
| Jalón | 224 | Ebro |
| Zujar | 210 | Guadiana |
| Ter | 209 | Catalonia |
| Alagón | 201 | Tagus |
| Aragon | 197 | Ebro |
| Jarama | 194 | Tagus |
| Ciguela | 194 | Guadiana |
| Alberche | 182 | Tagus |
| Guadalope | 182 | Ebro |
| Cinca | 170 | Ebro (Segre) |
| Tiétar | 170 | Tagus |
| Záncara | 168 | Guadiana |
| Adaja | 163 | Duero |
| Navia | 159 | north |
| Llobregat | 157 | Catalonia |
| Mijares | 156 | Levantina |
| Guadalhorce | 154 | south |
| Noguera Pallaresa | 154 | Ebro (Segre) |
| Jabalón | 153 | Guadiana |
| Mundo | 150 | Segura |
| Gállego | 149 | Ebro |
| Támega | 145 | Duero |
| Huerva | 135 | Ebro |
| Tambre | 134 | Galicia |
| Noguera Ribagorzana | 133 | Ebro (Segre) |
| Nalón | 129 | north |
| Ulla | 126 | Galicia |
| Matachel | 124 | Guadiana |
| Odiel | 121 | west |
| Ardila | 116 | Guadiana |
| Guadaira | 114 | Guadalquivir |
| Almanzora | 105 | Levantina |
Web links
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (National Statistical Institute): Annual Report 04 (PDF; 294 kB)