Río Jerte
| Río Jerte | ||
 Middle reaches of the Río Jerte |
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| Data | ||
| location | Spain | |
| River system | Tagus | |
| Drain over | Alagón → Tagus → Atlantic | |
| source |
Sierra de Solana de Ávila 40 ° 16 ′ 59 ″ N , 5 ° 41 ′ 5 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 1900 msnm | |
| muzzle | in the Río Alagón coordinates: 39 ° 57 ′ 50 " N , 6 ° 17 ′ 13" W 39 ° 57 ′ 50 " N , 6 ° 17 ′ 13" W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 300 msnm | |
| Height difference | approx. 1600 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 23 ‰ | |
| length | 70 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Embalse de Plasencia | |
| Medium-sized cities | Plasencia | |
| Communities | Tornavacas , Jerte | |
The Río Jerte is about 70 kilometers long, a tributary of the Río Alagón in the province of Cáceres in the autonomous region of Extremadura .
course
The Río Jerte rises - depending on the strength and duration of the rainfall - at an altitude of around 1800 to 2000 meters from several spring streams on the southern slope of the 2401 meter high Pico Torreón in the Sierra de Solana de Ávila ; it initially flows in a south-westerly direction to be dammed after about 30 kilometers in the Embalse de Plasencia . In the city of Plasencia its course turns briefly to the north and then to the west; at Carcaboso, however, it resumes its southwestern direction of flow. Its confluence with the Río Alagón is in the municipality of Galisteo .
Tributaries
- Garganta de San Martín
- Garganta de los Infiernos
Reservoir
Places on the river
Attractions
Worth seeing are the initially wooded, later arid mountain and hill landscapes in the Valle de Jerte and the town of Plasencia, which has around 40,000 inhabitants .
Web links
- Valle de Jerte - Photos + Info (Spanish)