Guadalete
| Río Guadalete | ||
 Location of the Río Guadalete in southwest Andalusia |
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| Data | ||
| location | Cádiz Province ( Spain ) | |
| River system | Río Guadalete | |
| River basin district | Guadalete-Barbate | |
| source | in the Sierra de Grazalema 36 ° 45 ′ 21 ″ N , 5 ° 23 ′ 42 ″ W |
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| Source height | 1103 msnm | |
| muzzle | in the Bay of Cadiz Coordinates: 36 ° 34 ′ 44 " N , 6 ° 14 ′ 30" W 36 ° 34 ′ 44 " N , 6 ° 14 ′ 30" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 msnm | |
| Height difference | 1103 m | |
| Bottom slope | 7 ‰ | |
| length | 157 km | |
| Catchment area | 3677 km² | |
| Drain at El Puert de Santa Maria gauge |
MQ |
10 m³ / s |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Embalse de Zahara , Embalse de Bornos , Embalse de Arcos | |
| Big cities | Jerez de la Frontera | |
| Medium-sized cities | El Puerto de Santa María , Arcos de la Frontera | |
| Small towns | Puerto Serrano | |
| Communities | Grazalema | |
 Río Guadalete just before its mouth |
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The Río Guadalete is a river in the Spanish province of Cádiz in southwestern Andalusia . It rises in the Sierra de Grazalema and flows into the Bay of Cadiz after 157 km at El Puerto de Santa María .
The river once represented the border between Moorish and Christian Spain.
history
The name Guadalete supposedly derives from Lethe , the river of oblivion in Greek mythology. The background of the name is said to have been a battle between Phoenicians , who were settled in today's Cádiz , and Greeks who settled on the river.
See also: Battle of the Río Guadalete
Web links
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