Záncara

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Záncara
Rio zancara con agua pm.JPG
The Záncara near Pedro Muñoz
Zancara
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Abia de la Obispalía, Cuenca Province
(Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg  Castile-La Mancha)
  elevation1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Mouth  
  location
Cigüela
  elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Length168 km (104 mi)
Basin size5,726 km2 (2,211 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1.93 m3/s (68 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression CigüelaGuadianaGulf of Cádiz

The Záncara is a 168 km long river in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is a tributary to the Guadiana. Its source is near the village Abia de la Obispalía, west of Cuenca, in the Iberian System. The Záncara flows southwest, along the town of Socuéllamos. Its main tributaries are the Rus, Saona and Córcoles.

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It flows into the Cigüela from the left near the Ojos del Guadiana, Villarrubia de los Ojos municipal term. There are authors though that claim that it is the Cigüela that flows into the Záncara. [1]

See also

References

  1. ALMAGRO COSTA, Juan, 2006. Las huellas del Guadiana Org. Auton. Parques Nacionales. MMA. ISBN   84-8014-643-5

39°24′N2°57′W / 39.400°N 2.950°W / 39.400; -2.950