Piloña (river)
| Piloña | ||
 The Piloña in Infiesto |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Spain - Asturias
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| River system | Rio Sella | |
| Drain over | Rio Sella → Bay of Biscay | |
| source | near Ceceda, at 43 ° 21 ′ 22 " N , 5 ° 27 ′ 13" W. |
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| Source height | 201 m | |
| muzzle | in the Rio Sella coordinates: 43 ° 23 '20 " N , 5 ° 11' 4" W 43 ° 23 '20 " N , 5 ° 11' 4" W. |
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| Mouth height | 33 m | |
| Height difference | 168 m | |
| Bottom slope | 4.2 ‰ | |
| length | 40 km | |
| Communities | Nava , Caso , Nava , Caso , Nava , Parres , Piloña , Sariego | |
The Piloña is a river in Asturias in Spain.
geography
The Piloña arises from the confluence of the Rio Fuensanta and Rio Viao at 43 ° 21 '22 " N , 5 ° 27' 13" W , near the hamlet of Ceceda in the municipality of Nava . It flows into Arriondas at 43 ° 23 '20 " N , 5 ° 11' 4" W in the Rio Sella .
shipping
Commercial shipping does not operate on the Rio Sella; however, canoeing and rafting are widespread.
Barrages
Barrages in the usual sense, there is the Rio Piloña only in very small proportions as in Sevares, however, numerous water mills produce now also energy for the end user.
Important tributaries
The Río Cúa, Río Punegru, Río Mampodre , Río La Lavandera, Río Espinaréu and Río Pra feed the Piloña.
Flora and fauna
The river is known among sport fishermen for its abundance of salmon and trout, as well as other game fish.
Places on the Rio Piloña
- Ceceda de Arrica 43 ° 21 ′ 29 " N , 5 ° 26 ′ 56" W.
- Carancos 43 ° 21 ′ 23 " N , 5 ° 25 ′ 50" W.
- Monte 43 ° 21 ′ 38 ″ N , 5 ° 24 ′ 7 ″ W.
- Infiesto 43 ° 20 ′ 55 ″ N , 5 ° 21 ′ 52 ″ W.
- Villamayor 43 ° 21 ′ 32 " N , 5 ° 18 ′ 24" W.
- Antrialgo 43 ° 22 ′ 12 ″ N , 5 ° 16 ′ 55 ″ W.
- Sevares 43 ° 21 ′ 47 " N , 5 ° 15 ′ 38" W.
- Villar de Huergo 43 ° 21 ′ 35 " N , 5 ° 14 ′ 30" W.
- Romillo 43 ° 21 ′ 55 " N , 5 ° 11 ′ 3" W.
- Ozanes 43 ° 22 ′ 12 ″ N , 5 ° 10 ′ 57 ″ W.
- Arriondas 43 ° 23 ′ 18 " N , 5 ° 11 ′ 13" W.