List of rivers of Spain
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. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers that have their mouths in Portugal are given in italics.
The list begins in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
at the French border and moves clockwise around the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
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Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
Catalonia
- el Ripoll
- la Muga
- el FluviàFluviàThe Fluvià is a river in Catalonia. It rises in the Serralada Transversal, passes through Olot, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Sant Pere Pescador.- See also :* List of rivers of Spain...
- el Ter
- la TorderaTordera (river)The river Tordera is a river of Catalonia .The river is 55 km long and has its source at Montseny massif, and its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea, and an average discharge of 5.01 m³/s....
- el Besòs
- el Congost
- el LlobregatLlobregatThe Llobregat is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain. It originates in Castellar de n'Hug at an altitude of 1,259 meters in the Serra del Cadí, and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona...
- l'Anoia
- el CardenerCardenerThe Cardener is a river in Catalonia, Spain. Its source is at Les Fonts del Cardener in themunicipality of La Coma i la Pedra at an elevation of 1050 m. It drains a basin of1500 km²...
- la Gavarresa
- el Foix
- el GaiàGaiàGaià is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- el Francolí
- la SéniaSénia RiverThe Sénia River is a river in the provinces of Castellón and Tarragona, Spain. It begins its course at 1,200 m in the Barranc del Salt, Ports de Beseit. limestone massif near La Pobla de Benifassà....
EbroEbroThe Ebro or Ebre is one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the biggest river by discharge volume in Spain.The Ebro flows through the following cities:*Reinosa in Cantabria.*Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León....
- el EbroEbroThe Ebro or Ebre is one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the biggest river by discharge volume in Spain.The Ebro flows through the following cities:*Reinosa in Cantabria.*Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León....
- Cidacos
- Ega
- Aragón
- Aragón Subordán
- ArgaArga RiverThe Arga is a river of Navarre, in Spain and is one of the tributaries of the river Ebro. The Arga was known as the river Runa in antiquity. Situated in the north-east of Spain, the river stretches some 145 kilometres, and has a basin of 2,759 km², 2,652 km² of which is in Navarre...
- Candanchú
- JalónJalón (river)The river Jalón is located in the northeast of Spain, and is one of the principal tributaries of the Ebro. It has a length of and drains a watershed of . The flow rate in Calatayud is , but is highly irregular due to the great range of Mediterranean rainfall patterns.The course of the river forms...
- JilocaJiloca (river)The Jiloca is a river in Aragón, Spain, a tributary of the river Jalón, and part of the watershed of the Ebro basin. The course of the river runs through the provinces of Teruel and Zaragoza. It has a length of and an average flow rate of , although this varies between the seasons...
- PiedraPiedra (Spain)The Piedra is a short river in central north east Spain, a tributary of the river Jalón. It rises near Campillo de Dueñas, in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha. The Piedra has an irregular flow, due to the long dry season of the summer months, with often heavy rainfall in the spring...
- Jiloca
- GállegoGállego (river)The Gállego is a river in Aragon, Spain, one of the main tributaries of the Ebro River. It has a watershed of over 4,000 km², with a total length of 193.2 km....
- Aguas limpias
- Caldarés
- Escarra
- Lana Mayor
- Aurín
- Guarga
- Seco
- Asabón
- Sotón
- GuadalopeGuadalopeThe Guadalope River is a river in Aragon, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ebro .-Course:...
- BergantesBergantesThe Bergantes is a short river in the Valencian Community which rises in the comarca of el Ports , some SSE of Morella. It is the only river in Valencia which forms part of the Ebro basin.- Geography :...
- Bergantes
- Segre
- CincaCinca (Spain)The Cinca is a river in Aragon, Spain. Its source is in the Circo de Pineta, in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the Aragonese Pyrenees. It is a tributary to the Segre River, with its confluence at La Granja d'Escarp, not far from the point where the Segre flows into the Ebro River...
- Ara
- Arazas
- ÉseraÉseraThe Ésera or Éssera is a tributary of the Cinca in the High Aragon. It is part of the valley of the Ebro and its drainage basin. Its etym is Celtic and it is cognate with several European rivers: Isar, Jizera, Isère, Isel, IJssel, and Eisack....
- Lanata
- Ara
- Noguera Ribagorzana
- Noguera PallaresaNoguera PallaresaThe Noguera Pallaresa is a river in Catalonia, Spain. Its source is at Era Font d'era Noguereta in the municipality of Naut Aran at an elevation of about 2000 m and barely a hundred meters from those of the Garonne...
- Cinca
- QueilesQueilesThe Queiles is an effluent of the Ebro. Its arises in Vozmediano . It flows through Tarazona and empties into the Ebro near Tudela, Navarre....
Levante (Valencian CommunityValencian CommunityThe Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
and Region of MurciaRegion of MurciaThe Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
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- MijaresMillars RiverThe Mijares or 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....
- TuriaTuría (river)The Turia is a small river, 9 km in length and an altitude of 250 m above the sea, which rises in the town of Taramundi and drains into the Eo River in the town of Puente Nuevo ....
- JúcarJúcarThe Júcar or Xúquer is a river on the Iberian Peninsula of Spain. The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, on the eastern flank of the Montes Universales, Sistema Ibérico...
- VinalopóVinalopóThe Vinalopó is a small river flowing through the Alicante province, of Spain. It flows from north to south and, with a length of 81 km., it is the longest of the rivers which flows for its entire length within the limits of this province...
- SeguraSeguraSegura is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain.It starts at Santiago Pontones , passes Calasparra, Cieza, Murcia, Beniaján, Orihuela, Rojales and ends in the Mediterranean Sea near Guardamar del Segura in the province of Alicante...
- Mundo
- Mula
- GuadalentínGuadalentínGuadalentín is a river of Spain. It is a tributary of Segura....
- AlhárabeAlhárabeAlhárabe is a river of Spain. It is a tributary of Segura....
Andalucian Mediterranean
- Guadalfeo
- Trevélez
- Poqueira
- Trevélez
- GuadalhorceGuadalhorceThe Guadalhorce River is the principal river of the Province of Málaga, southern Spain....
- GuadalmedinaGuadalmedinaThe Guadalmedina is a river that runs through the city of Málaga, Spain. Historically, it has played an important role in the city's history, and has divided the city into two halves...
- GuadiaroGuadiaroThe Guadiaro is a river in the Spanish provinces of Cádiz and Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It flows southward from the Sierra Bermeja through the Sierra de Grazalema and discharges into the Mediterranean at Sotogrande. The river is notable for having some of the only...
- Guadalevín
spain rules
Costa de la LuzCosta de la LuzThe Costa de la Luz is a section of the Andalusian coast in Spain facing the Atlantic; it extends from Tarifa in the south, along the coasts of the Province of Cádiz and the Province of Huelva, to the mouth of the Guadiana River....
- Guadalete
- MajaceiteMajaceiteThe Majaceite, also known as the Guadalcacín, is the main tributary of the river Guadalete in Andalusia, Spain. Most of its course runs through the national park of the Sierra de Grazalema. The Battle of Majaceite took place on its banks in 1836....
- Majaceite
- San PedroSan Pedro River, CádizSan Pedro River is a small stream in the province of Cádiz, Spain, close to Guadalete river. It runs for 25 km into the Bay of Cádiz.It flows by Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park.- See also :* List of rivers of Spain...
- GuadalquivirGuadalquivirThe Guadalquivir is the fifth longest river in the Iberian peninsula and the second longest river to be its whole length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is 657 kilometers long and drains an area of about 58,000 square kilometers...
- Guadiana Menor
- Guadalbullón
- GenilGenilThe Genil River is the main tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain. The Roman Singilis, its modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: Sinyil, Sannil, and Sinnil. The source of the Genil is in the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of its highest peak Mulhacén....
- DarroDarroThe Darro is a river of the province of Granada, Spain. It is a tributary of the Genil. The river was originally named after the Roman word for gold because people used to pan for gold on its banks...
- Darro
- Corbones
- GuadaíraGuadairaThe Guadaíra is a river that runs through the province of Seville, in Andalusia, southern Spain. Its name contains the same guad root as the much larger Rio Guadalquivir, coming from the Arabic word wadi, meaning "river valley"....
- GuadiamarGuadiamarThe Guadiamar is a river of Andalusia, Spain, and a tributary of the Guadalquivir.It flows through Doñana National Park.In 1998, the company Boliden AB was responsible for a major ecological disaster in Spain, when a reservoir of toxic waste in the town of Aznalcóllar, owned by its subsidiary...
- Rio Tinto
- OdielOdielThe Odiel River, River Odiel, or simply Odiel is a river in the Atlantic basin in southern Spain, more precisely in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. It originates at Marimateos in the Sierra de Aracena at an altitude of above sea level. At the Punta del Sebo, it joins the Rio Tinto to...
- Odiel
- GuadianaGuadianaThe Guadiana , or Odiana, is an international river located on the Portuguese–Spanish border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia from Alentejo and Algarve...
- Guadalupe
- ZáncaraZáncaraThe Záncara is a 168 km long river in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is a tributary to the Cigüela, a tributary of 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...
- Jabalón
- ZáncaraZáncaraThe Záncara is a 168 km long river in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is a tributary to the Cigüela, a tributary of 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...
- Matachel
- ChanzaChanza RiverThe Chanza River is a river on the Iberian Peninsula. The river arises in the Aracena Mountains in Spain and later forms part of the international boundary between Spain and Portugal....
Portuguese Atlantic
- TajoTagusThe Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It is long, in Spain, along the border between Portugal and Spain and in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. It drains an area of . The Tagus is highly utilized for most of its course...
- Alagón
- JaramaJaramaJarama is a river in central Spain. It flows north to south, and passes east of Madrid when El Atazar Dam is built on a tributary, the Lozoya River. It flows into the river Tagus in Aranjuez...
- Lozoya
- Manzanares
- HenaresHenaresThe Henares is a river in Spain, tributary of the Jarama. It has its source in the Sierra Ministra, in the village of Horna, near Sigüenza, in the province of Guadalajara....
- Guadarrama
- AlbercheAlbercheThe Alberche is a river in the provinces of Ávila, Madrid and Toledo, central Spain. It begins its course at 1,800 m in Fuente Alberche, San Martín de la Vega del Alberche municipal term, Ávila Province...
- TiétarTiétarTiétar is a river of Spain. It is a tributary of the Tagus. Its source is in the Sierra de Gredos mountain range and has a length of 170km. It flows into the Tagus at Monfragüe.-External links:*...
- DueroDouroThe Douro or Duero is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto...
- Adaja
- Tormes
- Tamega
- Pisuerga
- Carrión
- Odra
- EslaEsla (river)The Esla is a river in the provinces of León and Zamora in the northwest of Spain. It is a tributary of the Duero River which starts in the Cantabrian Mountains and has 286 km of length, crossing from north to south the provinces of León and Zamora...
- CeaCea RiverThe Cea River is a river of northeastern Spain. It is an affluent of the Esla River, and its course runs through the provinces of León, Valladolid, and Zamora. It is 157 km long. Its source lies in the municipality of Prioro, in León province. It arises from the spring called Fuente del...
- ÓrbigoÓrbigoThe Órbigo River is a river in the provinces of León and Zamora, Spain. It begins at the convergence of the Luna River and the Omaña River in the town of Santiago del Molinillo. It flows from north to south through the province of León and ultimately flows into the Esla River below Benavente.How...
- Cea
- Trabancos
- Valderaduey
- Huebra
- Águeda
Spanish Atlantic
- Minho
- Avia
- Sil
- Tambre
- Ulla
- Sar
- Lérez
- Anllóns
- Eo
- Nalón
- NarceaNarceaThe Narcea is a river of Asturias. It is a tributary of the Nalón River....
- NaviaNavia (river)The Navia is a river in northern Spain flowing from Galicia intothe Autonomous Community of Asturias....
- Sella
- Deva
- CaresCaresThe Cares is a river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Communities of Asturias and León until it joins the Deva River and flows into the Atlantic Ocean, in the Bay of Biscay, where it forms the Tina Mayor estuary which is the natural border between Asturias and Cantabria.The Cares...
- Cares
- Saja
- GándaraGándaraThe Gándara is a river in Green Spain, at the north of the country. It flows through the autonomous community of Cantabria and discharges into the Asón River. The Gándara offers trout fishing....
- Pas
- Pisueña
- NerviónNerviónThe river Nervión runs through the city of Bilbao, Spain into the Cantabrian Sea .It is also known as Estuary of Bilbao on its final tract, from the joining with Ibaizabal river to the sea.-Geography:...
- CadaguaCadaguaThe river Cadagua or Kadagua drains the Biscayan area of Encartaciones , from the Castilian valley of Mena to Barakaldo and Bilbao, where it forms the border between these municipalities and ends at the Estuary of Bilbao. Another important town that this river crosses is Balmaseda.The river takes...
- IbaizabalIbaizabalThe river Ibaizabal drains southeastern Biscay to the Estuary of Bilbao. It is 43 km long from its source at Elorrio to the Nervion, and it passes by the towns of Durango and Amorebieta and joins the Nervion river at Basauri. Both rivers run then together for a short length until they merge...
- Cadagua
- Mundaka
- Oria
- LeitzaranLeitzaranThe Leitzaran is a river and a valley in the Navarre and the Basque Country . It flows into the river Oria from its right.Its source is in the Leitza municipality in Navarre, and it is 42 km long. It enters into Gipuzkoa in a place called Urto...
- Leitzaran
- UrolaUrolaThe Urola is a river and valley in Gipuzkoa , Basque Country, Spain.The river is only 55 kilometres in length, and runs from headwaters in the Aizkorri Mountains, near the town of Legazpi to its outflow into the Cantabrian Sea at the town of Zumaia on the Bay of Biscay...
- UrumeaUrumeaThe Urumea a" 'thin') is a river in the Basque Country at the north of the Iberian Peninsula. It's one of a series of Basque rivers flowing into the Bay of Biscay and best known for being the river flowing to the sea on the city of San Sebastian...
- BidasoaBidasoaThe Bidasoa is a river in the Basque Country of northern Spain and southern France that runs largely south to north. Named as such downstream of the small town of Oronoz-Mugairi in the province of Navarre, the river actually results from the merge of several streams near the village Erratzu, with...
France
- The GaronneGaronneThe Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...
, a tributary of the Gironde estuaryGironde estuaryThe Gironde is a navigable estuary , in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just below the centre of Bordeaux...
in Val d'AranVal d'AranThe Val d'Aran is a valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a comarca in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, northern Spain. Most of the valley constitutes the only part of Spain, and of Catalonia, on the north face of the Pyrenees, hence the only part of Catalonia whose...
is the only river in Spain that drains North of the PyreneesPyreneesThe Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
into the Atlantic.
External links
- Rivers of Spain in INE (Spain)