Zújar (Guadiana)
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Zújar Río Zújar |
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 Bridge over the Zújar (road EX-115 from Quintana de la Serena to Orellana la Vieja ) |
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| location | Spain , Extremadura | |
| River system | Guadiana | |
| muzzle | Guadiana Coordinates: 39 ° 0 ′ 40 " N , 5 ° 46 ′ 48" W 39 ° 0 ′ 40 " N , 5 ° 46 ′ 48" W.
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| length | 213.8 km | |
| Catchment area | 2,524.515 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | La Serena reservoir , Zújar dam | |
 The Guadiana river system |
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 Tributaries of the Guadiana (the Zújar is number 7) |
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The Zújar ( Spanish: Río Zújar ) is a left (southern) tributary of the Guadiana , which flows through the autonomous communities of Andalusia and Extremadura in Spain . It has a length of approximately 214 km and a catchment area of approximately 2,524 km².
Its source is near the village of Fuente Obejuna in the province of Córdoba (Andalusia). After a few kilometers in the province of Cordoba, it then forms the border between the provinces of Cordoba and Badajoz (Extremadura). After its confluence with the La Serena reservoir, it flows through the Badajoz province.
The Zújar flows into the Guadiana about three kilometers north of the town of Villanueva de la Serena .
Dams and reservoirs
Looking downstream, the Zújar is dammed by the following dams and hydroelectric power stations:
| dam | operator | Max. Power (MW) | Reservoir | Surface (km²) | Volume (million m³) |
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| La Serena | La Serena | 139.49 | 3,219 | ||
| Zujar | Enel | 20.1 | Zujar | 14.49 | 302 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ríos y Arroyos importantes. Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana, accessed March 11, 2015 (Spanish).