Mijares (river)
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Río Mijares Riu Millars |
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 Middle reaches of the Río Mijares at the reservoir near Puebla de Arenoso |
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| location | Spain | |
| River system | Río Mijares | |
| source | Sierra de Gúdar near El Castellar , Province of Teruel 40 ° 24 ′ 16 ″ N , 0 ° 47 ′ 33 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1600 msnm | |
| muzzle | at Villareal in the Mediterranean Coordinates: 39 ° 54 ′ 31 ″ N , 0 ° 0 ′ 44 ″ W 39 ° 54 ′ 31 ″ N , 0 ° 0 ′ 44 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 msnm | |
| Height difference | approx. 1600 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 10 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 155 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 4028 km² | |
The Río Mijares ( Valencian Riu Millars ) is an approx. 155 km long coastal river in the eastern Spanish autonomous region of Valencia .
course
The Río Mijares rises from several source streams in the Sierra de Gúdar in the area of the municipality of El Castellar in the southeast of the province of Teruel. He first flows about 10 kilometers to the northwest, then turns at Cedrillas to the southwest, and later ends up taking to the south, a south-easterly direction and about 10 km southeast of the city Villarreal (Valencian Vila-real ) in the province of Castellón to The Mediterranean Sea.
Larger tributaries
- Río Valbona
- Riu de Villahermosa
Reservoirs
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Embalse de Arenós (construction period 1970–1977, area 418 ha, capacity 137,000,000 m³ /
dam: height 109 m, length 428 m) -
Embalse de Sichar (construction period 1957–1960, area 317 ha, capacity 49,000,000 m³ /
dam: height 58 m; length 581 m)
Attractions
The upper and middle reaches of the Río Mijares in the province of Teruel ( Aragon ) are - apart from the two reservoirs - largely natural; there are several hiking trails. The lower reaches in the province of Castellón ( Valencia ), on the other hand, are less attractive because of the agricultural use.
bridge
The Pont de Santa Quitèria north of Villareal ( 39 ° 57 ′ 14.4 ″ N , 0 ° 5 ′ 42.1 ″ W ), possibly resting on Roman foundations, is six-arched, approx. 154 m long, 3 m wide and a maximum of 9 m high segment arch bridge , which was repeatedly repaired after flood damage. The four beams below the individual bridge segments, which were probably not built until the Middle Ages (cf. Pont de Vernay, France ), are unusual .
