The Cigüela or Gigüela is a 225 km long river in
Castile-La Mancha, Spain, tributary to the
Guadiana
The Guadiana River (, also , , ), or Odiana, is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating Extremadura and Andalusia (Spain) from Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal). The river's basin extends from the e ...
. Its source is near the village
Puerto de Cabrejas,
Iberian System
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,
Cuenca Province. The Cigüela along with the
Záncara
The Záncara is a 168 km long river in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is a tributary to the Guadiana. Its source is near the village Abia de la Obispalía, west of Cuenca, in the Iberian System. The Záncara flows southwest, along the town of ...
, its main tributary, is the main water source for the
Tablas de Daimiel wetlands. Other tributaries are the
Jualón,
Torrejón, the
Valdejudíos and the
Amarguillo.
Záncara River flows into the Cigüela from the left near the
Ojos del Guadiana,
Villarrubia de los Ojos municipal term. There are authors though that claim that it is the Cigüela that flows into the Záncara.
[ALMAGRO COSTA, Juan, 2006. ''Las huellas del Guadiana'' Org. Auton. Parques Nacionales. MMA. .]
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
References
External links
Confederación hidrográfica del Guadiana
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Castilla–La Mancha
Guadiana
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