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San Juan Reservoir
The San Juan reservoir (''Embalse de San Juan'', in Spanish) is located along the Alberche river between the municipalities of San Martín de Valdeiglesias, El Tiemblo, Cebreros and Pelayos de la Presa, at the south-eastern end of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, bordering on the province of Province of Ávila, Ávila. The reservoir was built in 1955 and has a capacity of 138 km3, covers a surface area of 650 hectares, and is managed by the ''Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo''. Since the 1990s one of its main functions has been to deliver water to the city of Toledo, Spain, Toledo along the canal known as the ''Trasvase Picadas-Toledo''. It also generates electricity and supplies water to the south-eastern part of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. In addition, recreational use (bathing and sailing) is permitted and is a popular destination for the inhabitants of Madrid. References

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Pantano San Juan
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Alberche
The 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. It forms the natural division between the Sierra de Gredos and the Sierra de Guadarrama, in the Sistema Central. The Alberche flows roughly from NW to SE and bends sharply midway in its course to flow from NE to SW. It meets the Tagus a few kilometres east of Talavera de la Reina Talavera de la Reina () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Its population of 83,303 makes it the second most populated municipality of the province of Toledo and the fourth largest in the .... This river has the following dams along its course: Burguillo, Charco del Cura, San Juan, Picadas and Cazalegas. Alberche Beach is a sandy beach stretch on the banks of the Alberche River, a favorite spot for vacationers from Madrid. Tributaries * ...
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San Martín De Valdeiglesias
San Martín de Valdeiglesias is a town of Comunidad de Madrid with a population is 8,190 people. History The Castle of Coracera was built in the fifteenth century. Geography San Martín is near to Cadalso de los Vidrios, Pelayos de la Presa, Villa del Prado, Aldea del Fresno, Navas del Rey Navas del Rey is a municipality of the Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Cent ... y Colmenar del Arroyo, other towns of Comunidad de Madrid, and it is also near the village of Ávila: El Tiemblo, and Pantano de San Juan. Culture In the summer San Martín the population increases due to an snowbird (person), influx of non-residents escaping the winter to spend their holidays. The most well-known entertainers in the town are a music and dance group called "Grupo de Jotas María de la Nueva". Festivals in San Mart ...
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El Tiemblo
El Tiemblo is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2012 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 4,461 inhabitants, and covers an area of about 75 km2. Location El Tiemblo is located in the valley of the river Alberche, between the reservoirs of El Burguillo and of San Juan, next to the smaller reservoir of El Charco del Cura. The neighbouring municipalities are El Barraco, Cebreros, San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Casillas and Navahondilla. El Tiemblo is on the southern slopes of the Sierra de Gredos mountain range. To the southeast is the Alto del Mirlo peak at 1,725 m above sea level; La Parra at 1,637 m, La Encinilla at 1,604 m. Part of the territory of the municipality of El Tiemblo forms part of the Valle de Iruelas Natural Park, which is home to a large colony of black vultures (Aegypius monachus). Inside this natural park is the Castañar de El Tiemblo, a chestnut tree forest t ...
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Cebreros
Cebreros () is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, located in the province of Ávila, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. As of 2018 it had a population of 3,056. The municipality covers an area of 137.47 km2. It lies at 755 metres above sea level. Located in the east of the province, bordering the Community of Madrid, the Alberche, Alberche River runs through the south of the municipality. Cebreros hosts the Cebreros Station, Deep Space Antenna 2, an ESTRACK station for communication with spacecraft for the European Space Agency (ESA). Cebreros is known for being the birthplace of Adolfo Suárez, Prime Minister of Spain, Prime Minister and leading figure of the Spanish transition. The local association football, football team is CD Cebrereña. References Further reading

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Pelayos De La Presa
Pelayos de la Presa () is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It covers an area of 7.58 km2. , it has a population of 2,475. It is located in the southwest of the region, near the San Juan Reservoir (retaining the waters of the Alberche), the source the municipal water supplies come from. The reservoir is shared between Pelayos de la Presa, Navas del Rey and San Martín de Valdeiglesias San Martín de Valdeiglesias is a town of Comunidad de Madrid with a population is 8,190 people. History The Castle of Coracera was built in the fifteenth century. Geography San Martín is near to Cadalso de los Vidrios, Pelayos de la Pres ..., with Pelayos de la Presa having jurisdiction over "El Muro" area. As it is the only reservoir in the region declared as swimming area, it attracts tourism. The , with its origins dating back to the 12th century, cistercian-style, is located in the municipality. It is located at 570 m over sea level. File:Monasterio de San ...
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Province Of Ávila
Ávila () is a province of central-western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered on the south by the provinces of Toledo and Cáceres, on the west by Salamanca, on the north by Valladolid, and on the east by Segovia and Madrid. Ávila has a population of 158,265 (2018) and is ranked 47th out of 50 of Spanish provinces in population. Its capital is Ávila. Geography Ávila is naturally divided into two sections, differing completely in soil and climate. The northern portion is generally level; the soil is of indifferent quality, strong and marly in a few places, but rocky in all the valleys of the Sierra de Ávila; and the climate alternates from severe cold in winter to extreme heat in summer. The population of this part is mainly agricultural. The southern division, however, is one mass of rugged granitic sierras, interspersed with sheltered and well-watered valleys, abounding with rich vegetation. The winter here, especia ...
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Toledo, Spain
Toledo ( , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage. Located on the banks of the Tagus in central Iberian Peninsula, Iberia, Toledo is known as the "City of the Three Cultures" for the cultural influences of Christians, Muslims, and Jews throughout its history. It was the capital, from 542 to 725 CE, of the Visigothic kingdom, which followed the fall of the Roman Empire. Toledo was also the location of historic events such as the Councils of Toledo and was labelled the "Imperial City" due to the fact that it was the main venue of the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in Spain. The city, seat of a powerful archdiocese for much of its history, has a Gothic Cathedral, the ''Cathedral of Toledo, Ca ...
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Reservoirs In The Community Of Madrid
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, through excavation, or building any number of retaining walls or levees. In other contexts, "reservoirs" may refer to storage spaces for various fluids; they may hold liquids or gasses, including hydrocarbons. ''Tank reservoirs'' store these in ground-level, elevated, or buried tanks. Tank reservoirs for water are also called cisterns. Most underground reservoirs are used to store liquids, principally either water or petroleum. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley, and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the res ...
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Water Supply Of Toledo, Spain
Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent). It is vital for all known forms of life, despite not providing food, energy or organic micronutrients. Its chemical formula, H2O, indicates that each of its molecules contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, connected by covalent bonds. The hydrogen atoms are attached to the oxygen atom at an angle of 104.45°. "Water" is also the name of the liquid state of H2O at standard temperature and pressure. A number of natural states of water exist. It forms precipitation in the form of rain and aerosols in the form of fog. Clouds consist of suspended droplets of water and ice, its solid state. When finely divided, crystalline ice may precipitate in the form of snow. The gaseous state of water is steam or water vapor. Water covers ab ...
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