The Alberche is a river in the provinces of
Ávila
Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila.
It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m abov ...
,
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
and
Toledo, central
Spain
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. 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
The Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range in central Spain that spans the provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, Madrid, and Toledo. It is part of the much larger Sistema Central of mountain ranges. Its highest point is Pico Almanzor, at ...
and the
Sierra de Guadarrama
The Sierra de Guadarrama (Guadarrama Mountains) is a mountain range forming the main eastern section of the Sistema Central, the system of mountain ranges along the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located between the systems Sierra de G ...
, in the
Sistema Central
The Central System, Spanish and pt, Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. The 2,592 m high Pico Almanzor is its highest summit.
The Central System is located just north of the 40th parallel a ...
.
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
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to e ...
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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Gaznata
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Cofio
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Perales
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
References
External links
Canoeing, kayaking and river descent in Avila, SpainTurismo EtnológicoTurismo,HospedageCasas rurales en el Valle IruelasCampamento Juvenil
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Geography of the Province of Ávila
Tributaries of the Tagus
Geography of the Province of Toledo
Rivers of the Community of Madrid
Rivers of Castile and León
Rivers of Castilla–La Mancha
Rivers of Spain