Ter

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Ter
The Ter at Sant Quirze de Besora

The Ter at Sant Quirze de Besora

Data
location Spain
River system Ter
source Ull de Ter
42 ° 25 ′ 40 "  N , 2 ° 15 ′ 24"  E
Source height 2480  msnm
muzzle into the Mediterranean Sea south of Torroella de Montgrí Coordinates: 42 ° 1 '25 "  N , 3 ° 11' 40"  E 42 ° 1 '25 "  N , 3 ° 11' 40"  E
Mouth height 0  msnm
Height difference 2480 m
Bottom slope 12 ‰
length 208 km
Catchment area 3010 km²
Reservoirs flowed through Pantà de Sau, de Susqueda, del Pasteral, de Colomers, de Seva
Medium-sized cities Girona
Pantà de Sau near Tavertes
The flooded church of Sant Romà in the deflated Pantà de Sau (October 2005)
Mouth of the Ter into the sea

The Ter [ teɾ ] is a Catalan river in the comarca of Ripollès , Catalonia ( Spain ).

It rises in Ull de Ter at an altitude of 2480  msnm at the foot of a glacier, near the settlement of Setcases . After 208 km it flows into the Mediterranean between the towns of L'Estartit and Pals south of Torroella de Montgrí .

Between the comarcas Osona and Selva there is the Sau-Susqueda-Pasteral dam system , which is used to regulate the amount of water and generate electricity.

Tributaries

Dams

Total capacity 407 hm³

  1. Pantà de Sau (height 84 m, surface 570 ha, capacity 169 hm³)
  2. Pantà de Susqueda (height 135 m, surface 466 ha, capacity 233 hm³)
  3. Pantà del Pasteral (height 33 m, surface 35 ha, capacity 2 hm³)
  4. Pantà de Colomers (height 15 m, surface 70 ha, capacity 1 hm³)
  5. Pantà de Seva (riu Gurri) (height 15 m, surface 2 ha, capacity <1 hm³)

Settlements

Web links

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