Almanzora (river)

The Almanzora River ( es, Río Almanzora) is a river in the

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Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...

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. The Almanzora river rises on the northern slope of the

Sierra de Los Filabres Sierra de Los Filabres is the largest mountain range in Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain, measuring in length. Its highest point, the Calar Alto is also the highest peak in the province of Almería and hosts an important astronomical observ ...

on the border between the provinces of Granada and Almeria. It passes through the cities of Seron, Tíjola, Purchena Cantoria, Albox, Arboleas and Zurgena, and passes near the town of Huercal Overa, through the town of

Cuevas del Almanzora Cuevas del Almanzora is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Villages * Alhanchete * Aljarilla * Barrio Bravo * Burjulú * Cala Panizo * El Calguerín (also known as Cuevas de Vera) * El Ca ...

before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in Punta del Rio, between Palomares and Villaricos, after a journey of . Sometimes it becomes swollen as in September 2012. A previous flood occurred in October 1973. The Almanzora basin is bounded to the south by the Sierra de los Filabres, which rises to . Other highlights are the Tetica Bacares at and Dos Picos at . To the south, neighboring watersheds are those of Andarax River (via the Nacimiento River and the Rambla de Tabernas ), the Rio de Aguas and Antas river. To the west and north, it is bounded by the Sierra de las Estancias, which includes the Sierra de Lúcar at , the Sierra del Madroñal at , the Sierra de Oria at and the Sierra del Saliente at . To the west, adjoining watersheds is that of the

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(via the Rio de Baza and rio Guardal joining the Guadalquivir river Guadiana Menor via rio). To the east it is bounded by the top of Cabezo de la Jara at , by the Sierra de Enmedio which rises to at Cerro del Medro, by the Sierra de la Almenara at and the Almagrera sierra, which rises to at Mount Tenerife. Toward the north and east, the watershed is that of

Segura Segura (, ; la, Thader; ar, شقورة, Shaqūrah, or ) is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain. It has its source in the Sierra de Segura. Course The river begins at Santiago Pontones ( province of Jaén), passes Calasparra, C ...

(via the rambla de Chirivel and rio Guadalentin). The

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called it the ''Surbo'', from

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''flumen superbum'', "superb river", for its terrible floods. Its present name derives from the

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