Río Guadalimar

Río Guadalimar
Río Guadalimar - Roman or medieval bridge at Beas de Segura
Data
location	Provinces of Albacete , Jaén ( Spain )
River system	Río Guadalquivir
Drain over	Río Guadalquivir  → Atlantic
source	at Villaverde de Guadalimar 38 ° 27 ′ 29 ″  N , 2 ° 30 ′ 59 ″  W
Source height	approx.  1340  msnm
muzzle	at Mengíbar in the Guadalquivir coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′ 36 "  N , 3 ° 44 ′ 22"  W 37 ° 59 ′ 36 "  N , 3 ° 44 ′ 22"  W
Mouth height	approx.  255  msnm
Height difference	approx. 1085 m
Bottom slope	about 6 ‰
length	approx. 180 km
Catchment area	5226 km²
Reservoirs flowed through	Embalse de Giribaile
Small towns	Beas de Segura
Communities	Villaverde de Guadalimar , La Puerta de Segura , Puente de Génave

The Río Guadalimar is an approximately 180 km long tributary of the Guadalquivir in the provinces of Albacete and Jaén in southeastern Spain .

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course

The Río Guadalimar (or better its source stream Arroyo de Tejo ) rises on the southeast flank of the 1769 m high Pico de la Sarga in the area of ​​the municipality ( municipio ) Villaverde de Guadalimar in the southwest of the province of Albacete . It then flows through the province of Jaén in a west and south-westerly direction and finally flows into the Guadalquivir approx. 5 km south of Jabalquinto and east of Mengíbar .

Amount of water

In earlier times the bank zones of the middle and lower reaches of the Río Guadalimar were terraced in places and were used for agriculture. Today the river is used in parts to irrigate almost endless olive plantations.

Tributaries

Numerous streams (arroyos) flow into the Río Guadalimar; the main tributaries are:

• Guadalmena River
• Río Giribaile
• Río Guadalén

history

The Romans and Moors already knew the river; they called him Tago or Tugio or الوادي الاحمر (= Wadi al-Ihmar ). From the Castillo de Giribaile one controlled the river valley of the Río Guadalimar. In 1226/7 the Christians recaptured the area ( reconquista )

photos

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  Headwaters of the Río Guadalimar

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  old shore terraces

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  Ruins of the Castillo de Giribaile

Web links

Commons : Río Guadalimar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Río Guadalimar, headwaters - map, photos + info (Spanish)
• Río Guadalimar, Miscellaneous - Maps, Photos + Info (Spanish)
• Río Guadalimar - Photo + Quick Facts (Spanish)
• Río Guadalimar, hiking trail - photos + brief information (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Río Guadalimar, headwaters - card with heights
2. ↑ Río Guadalimar, estuary - map with elevation information