The Corb river (Catalan: ''el riu Corb'' or ''el Riucorb'') is a small river in

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 nort ...

, Spain. It rises at a

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near the village of Rauric, just west of the town of

Santa Coloma de Queralt Santa Coloma de Queralt is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Conca de Barberà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north-east of the ''comarca'' about from the city of Tarragona. The town is linked to the rest of the ''comarca'' a ...

in central Catalonia, flows westwards past the villages of Llorac,

Vallfogona de Riucorb Vallfogona de Riucorb () is a municipality and village in the ''comarca'' of the Conca de Barberà in central Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Comalats range in the north of the ''comarca'', with the Cap de Cans rising to 759 m. Vallfo ...

Guimerà Guimerà (Spanish: ''Guimerá'') is a municipality and village in the comarca of Urgell in the province of Lleida in Catalonia, Spain. The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on the banks of the Corb river. The main par ...

Ciutadilla Ciutadilla is a village and municipality in the comarca of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2013 was 209. The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on a hill close to where the Montblanc-to-Tàrrega highway ...

, Nalec, Rocafort de Vallbona, Sant Martí de Maldà,

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, Belianes, then veers northwards across the plain where it disappears into a network of

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canals. Its original course collects water again near the town of

Bellpuig Bellpuig () is a town in the ''comarca'' (county) of l'Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. Nowadays Bellpuig is the third most important town in the area of Urgell. The town, located between the three little hills appearing in the flag, is served by Be ...

, then flows west until it joins the river Segre at Vilanova de la Barca, north-east of Lleida city. The Segre flows into the

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, one of Spain's major rivers, which enters the Mediterranean in the far south of Catalonia.

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External links

valldelcorb.info
- website about the Corb valley and its villages Rivers of Catalonia Ebro basin Rivers of Spain {{Spain-river-stub