The Gállego is a river in
Aragon
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,
Spain
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, one of the main tributaries of the
Ebro River
The Ebro (Spanish and Basque ; , , ) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. It rises in Cantabria and flows , almost entirely in an east-southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a del ...
. It has a watershed of over , with a total length of .
The river has its source at in Col d'Aneu,
Pyrenees
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, not far from the
Col du Pourtalet. It then flows in the
Tena Valley through the municipalities of
Sallent de Gállego
Sallent de Gállego (in Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Sallent de Galligo'' or ''Sallén de Galligo'') is a municipality located in the Huesca (province), province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.
The town is located in the central Pyrenees besides th ...
,
Panticosa and
Biescas. Starting from
Sabiñánigo
Sabiñánigo (''Samianigo'' in Aragonese) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragón, Spain, capital of the comarca of Alto Gállego. Formerly, the region was called Serrablo, hence the demonym "serrablese".
Sabiñánigo is ...
it forms a wide elbow until Triste, from which it continues in its primitive north–south direction until flowing into the Ebro near
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
.
The main tributaries of the Gállego in its upper basin are the
Aguas Limpias,
Caldarés,
Escarra,
Lana Mayor and Aurín. In the medium and lower basin, they include
Guarga,
Seco,
Asabón and
Sotón.
The river's waters are subject to extensive regulation and derivation during its course, thus when it flows into the Ebro its discharge is just some 10 percent of its natural discharge.
This river gives its name to the
Alto Gállego comarca of Aragon.
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
Comarca Alto GállegoRafting on the Gállego
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Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Aragon