Mijares (river)

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Mijares / Millars
EmbSitjar Ribesalbes.jpg
The Mijares River at the Sitjar dam with Ribesalbes town in the background
Mijares (river)
Location
Country Spain
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Sierra de Gúdar, El Castellar
  elevation1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Mouth  
  location
Mediterranean Sea
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length156 km (97 mi)
Basin size4,028 km2 (1,555 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average14.72 m3/s (520 cu ft/s)

The Mijares or Millars (Spanish : Mijares, Catalan : Millars, Aragonese : Millars) is a river in Aragon and the Valencian Community, eastern Spain. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea between Almassora and Burriana. The Mijares River marks the southernmost limit of the Catalan Mediterranean System.

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This river originates at a height of 1,600 m in the Sierra de Gúdar, Sistema Ibérico. It is 156 km long, with a 4,028 km2 wide basin and an average flow of 14.72 m3 per second at Cirat. This river is the main source of irrigation water for agriculture in the Plana Baixa comarca. [1]

See also

References

  1. Joaquim Aparici Vilar, L'Agricultura al terme de Borriana, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana. ISBN   84-8021-030-3

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