Ebro
river in Spain
The Ebro (Spanish and Basque [ˈeβɾo] ; Catalan: Ebre, Western: [ˈeβɾe], Eastern: [ˈeβɾə]) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. It rises in Cantabria and flows 930 kilometres (580 mi), almost entirely in an east-southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a delta in the Terres de l'Ebre region, in southern Catalonia. In the Iberian peninsula, it ranks second in length after the Tagus and second in discharge volume, and drainage basin, after the Douro. It is the longest river entirely within Spain; the other two mentioned flow into Portugal.
The Ebro flows through many cities (Spanish: ciudades): Reinosa in Cantabria; Frías and Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León; Haro, Logroño, Calahorra, and Alfaro in La Rioja; Tudela in Navarre; Alagón, Utebo, and Zaragoza in Aragon; and Flix, Móra d'Ebre, Benifallet, Tivenys, Xerta, Aldover, Tortosa, and Amposta in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia).
Geography
Upper part and tributaries
The source of the river Ebro is in the Cantabrian Mountains, in Fontibre, Cantabria (Fontibre is from Latin Fontes Iberis, i.e. 'source of the Ebro'), just 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the Bay of Biscay, in the Atlantic Ocean. Close by is a large artificial lake, Embalse del Ebro, created by its damming.
The upper Ebro rushes through rocky gorges in Burgos Province.
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