Sorbe

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Sorbe
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The Sorbe near Cantalojas
Location
Country Spain
Physical characteristics
Source Sistema Central
  location Galve de Sorbe
  coordinates 41°14′5″N3°12′14″W / 41.23472°N 3.20389°W / 41.23472; -3.20389
  elevation~1,310 m (4,300 ft)
Mouth Henares
  location
Humanes
  coordinates
40°51′2″N3°7′44″W / 40.85056°N 3.12889°W / 40.85056; -3.12889
  elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Length79.5 km (49.4 mi)
Basin size546 km2 (211 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression HenaresJaramaTagusAtlantic Ocean
River system Tagus
Tributaries 
  right Lillas  [ es ], Sonsaz  [ es ]
Tagus Basin

The Sorbe is a right-bank tributary of the Henares, located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It forms part of the Tagus river basin.

It has its source in the easternmost foothills of the Sistema Central at roughly 1,310 m above sea level, [1] formed upon the confluence of smaller streams, although it feeds downstream from right-bank tributaries born at a higher altitude, namely: the Lillas  [ es ] and the Sonsaz  [ es ]. [2] It has a length of 79.5 km. [1] Running southwards through the Spanish province of Guadalajara, [3] it empties in the Henares at 700 m above sea level, [1] near Humanes.

It drains a basin of 546 km.2. [2]

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