The Cidacos River is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Ebro
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. Its source is
Los Campos, in
Soria
Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 (INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial population. ...
, and it flows for 77 km (48 mi) until its reaches the Ebro at
Calahorra
Calahorra [] ( an, Calagorra, la, Calagurris) is a municipality in the comarca of Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro. During Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman times, Calahorra was a municipium known as ''Calagurris ...
(
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nà ...
).
It flows through or past various towns like
Villar del RÃo,
Yanguas,
Enciso,
Peroblasco,
Arnedillo
Arnedillo is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain
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,
Santa Eulalia Somera, and
Bajera,
Herce
Herce is a town and municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain
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,
Arnedo
Arnedo is the third largest town in La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Calahorra, and has a population of about 15,000 people.
Its economy is based on the shoe industry.
History
The area of Arnedo has been inhabited as early as the Neolithic ...
,
Quel,
Autol
Autol is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.
River Cidacos
The Cidacos River is a tributary of the Ebro. Its source is Los Campos, in Soria, and it flows for 77 km (48 mi) until its reaches the Eb ...
, and
Calahorra
Calahorra [] ( an, Calagorra, la, Calagurris) is a municipality in the comarca of Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro. During Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman times, Calahorra was a municipium known as ''Calagurris ...
. The river is used for
irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,00 ...
purposes and is often dried up near Calahorra.
See also
*
List of rivers of Spain
Image:Autol cidacos.jpg, The Cidacos near Autol
Image:Puente sobre el rÃo Cidacos en Arnedillo.jpg, Bridge over the Cidacos near Arnedillo
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of La Rioja (Spain)
Rivers of Castile and León
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