Adaja
The Adaja is a river of Spain located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, a major left-bank tributary of the Douro.[1] Featuring a total length of 163 km, its river basin drains an area of 5,328 km2.[2]
| Adaja | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) The Adaja near Ávila | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Fuente Berroqueña |
| • coordinates | 40°32′22.57″N 5°09′10.09″W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Douro |
• coordinates | 41°31′59.53″N 4°51′47.81″W |
| Length | 163 km (101 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,328 km2 (2,057 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Douro→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Eresma |
It has its source in the so-called Fuente Berroqueña (Villatoro, province of Ávila), near the saddle point between La Serrota and the Sierra de Ávila.[2] Initially following a Southwest-Northeast course through the Amblés Valley, the Adaja bends towards the North in Ávila. It receives the contribution of its most important tributary, the Eresma, near Matapozuelos,[3] emptying in the Douro in the province of Valladolid.[4]
References
- "Sistemas acuíferos de la cuenca del Duero" (PDF). p. 35.
- "Características de los terrenos" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Ávila (208): 17. 27 October 2008.
- Salvador, Alvar (2018-12-08). "Matapozuelos y su ermita: una tradición inmemorial | Noticiascyl" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- Redacción (2015-03-04). "Riberas del Adaja". Valladolid, de pueblo en pueblo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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