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{{Infobox river , name = Congost River , name_native = , name_native_lang = , name_other = , name_etymology = , image = El riu Congost a l'alçada de la Garriga.jpg , image_size = 200 , image_caption = Congost river through
la Garriga La Garriga is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' national ...
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Collsuspina Collsuspina () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Moianès in Catalonia, Spain. Until May 2015 it was part of Osona Osona () is a comarca situated in Catalonia, Northeast Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Os ...
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Centelles Centelles () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the upper valley of the Congost River in the south of the ''comarca''. The municipality is served by the C-17 road. The renowned urban planner Il ...
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la Garriga La Garriga is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' national ...
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Granollers Granollers () is a city in central Catalonia, about 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona. It is the capital and most densely populated city in the comarca of Vallès Oriental. Granollers is now a bustling business centre, having grown from a t ...
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Montmeló Montmeló () is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, within the Barcelona metropolitan area, in Catalonia, Spain. It contains the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which is the home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix The Spani ...
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Plain of Vic The Plain of Vic (Catalan ''Plana de Vic'') is a 30 km long depression located at the eastern end of the Catalan Central Depression in the Osona comarca. It is named after the town of Vic, an important and ancient urban center in this natur ...
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Collsuspina Collsuspina () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Moianès in Catalonia, Spain. Until May 2015 it was part of Osona Osona () is a comarca situated in Catalonia, Northeast Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Os ...
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Osona Osona () is a comarca situated in Catalonia, Northeast Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from ''Ausetans'', a group of ...
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Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
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Besòs River Besòs may refer to: * Besòs (river) The Besòs (; es, Besós, link=no) is a river flowing through Catalonia, Spain, formed by the confluence of the Mogent and Congost rivers. It ends in the Mediterranean. Its full watershed includes the follo ...
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Montmeló Montmeló () is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, within the Barcelona metropolitan area, in Catalonia, Spain. It contains the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which is the home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix The Spani ...
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Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès. In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, ...
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Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
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Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
, mouth_coordinates = {{coord, 41, 32, 46.82, N, 2, 15, 3.38, E, display=inline,title , mouth_elevation = {{convert, 236, ft, abbr=on , progression = , river_system = , basin_size = {{convert, 86.87, sqmi, abbr=on , tributaries_left = , tributaries_right = , custom_label = , custom_data = , extra = The Congost is a river basin of the
Besòs river Besòs may refer to: * Besòs (river) The Besòs (; es, Besós, link=no) is a river flowing through Catalonia, Spain, formed by the confluence of the Mogent and Congost rivers. It ends in the Mediterranean. Its full watershed includes the follo ...
and owes its name to the narrow
gorge A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
through which it passes, largely through the Catalan pre-coastal mountain range in Spain.


Sources

The Congost River is born of the waters of the western cliffs of the
Plain of Vic The Plain of Vic (Catalan ''Plana de Vic'') is a 30 km long depression located at the eastern end of the Catalan Central Depression in the Osona comarca. It is named after the town of Vic, an important and ancient urban center in this natur ...
, at the foot of
Sant Cugat Gavadons Sant may refer to: People * Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician * Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet * David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer * Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet * James Sant ( ...
in land consisting of
sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...
and
marl Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt. When hardened into rock, this becomes marlstone. It is formed in marine or freshwater environments, often through the activities of algae. Marl makes up the lower part o ...
.


Middle and mouth

The river is in the gap that separates the massif of Montseny from the
Cliffs of Bertí In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on coa ...
separating these two mountainous units north to south. Its action for centuries has achieved a major gorge that begins at
Gorg Negre Gorg may refer to: Iran * Gorg, Hamadan, Iran * Gorg, Hirmand, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Spain * Gorg, Badalona, a neighbourhood in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain ** Gorg station, a metro and tram station serving the area Other uses * ...
, near
Centelles Centelles () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the upper valley of the Congost River in the south of the ''comarca''. The municipality is served by the C-17 road. The renowned urban planner Il ...
, and continues to Aiguafreda and Figueró to open on the plain of Vallès when it comes to
la Garriga La Garriga is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' national ...
. After that it crosses the plains of Vallès,
Granollers Granollers () is a city in central Catalonia, about 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona. It is the capital and most densely populated city in the comarca of Vallès Oriental. Granollers is now a bustling business centre, having grown from a t ...
through, and finally forms Besòs at its confluence with the Mogent, at the height of
Montmeló Montmeló () is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, within the Barcelona metropolitan area, in Catalonia, Spain. It contains the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which is the home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix The Spani ...
. No major tributaries, but many of them are also gorges.


References

Rivers of Spain Rivers of Catalonia