The Segre ( or ; french: Sègre) is a river tributary to the

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(''Ebre'' in

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) with a basin comprising territories across three states:

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and

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. The river Segre, known to Romans and

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s as Sicoris, and to the

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s of

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as Nahr az-Zaytūn (نهر الزيتون, river of Olives) Nuzhatul Mushtaq (Arabic)
/ref> has its sources on the north face of the Pic del Segre or ''Puigmal de Segre'' ("Segre's Peak") in the French department

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(historically the ''comarca'' of Alta Cerdanya), in the Catalan

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.Géoportail
/ref> It follows a western direction all along the

Cerdanya Cerdanya () or often La Cerdanya ( la, Ceretani or ''Ceritania''; french: Cerdagne; es, Cerdaña), is a natural comarca and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain. Historically it was one of the counti ...

(''Cerdagne'') Valley, and crosses the town Saillagouse, the Spanish exclave

Llívia Llívia (; es, Llivia ) is a town in the ''comarca'' of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a Spanish exclave surrounded by the French ''département'' of Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2009, the municipality of Llívia had a total ...

and

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. It enters Spain at

Puigcerdà Puigcerdà (; es, Puigcerdá) is the capital of the '' Catalan comarca'' of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the Segre River and on the border with France (it abuts directly onto the French town of Bourg- ...

and continues west until

La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell (; es, Seo de Urgel, formerly in ca, Urgell}) is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of B ...

, where it meets the Valira River coming from

. From this point it adopts a south-western course across the pre-Pyrenees (with several dams along its gorges) and the western plains of

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. It passes through

Balaguer Balaguer () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city ...

, Lleida and flows into the Ebro at Mequinenza. Among its tributaries: Valira (from Andorra),

Noguera Pallaresa The Noguera Pallaresa (; oc, Noguèra Palharesa, ) is a river in Catalonia, Spain. It is named after the Pallars region. Course Its source is at ''Era Font d'era Noguereta'' in the municipality of Naut Aran ( Aran Valley) at an elevation of ...

, Noguera Ribagorzana, Cinca.

In Lleida

The river Segre is an essential feature of the Lleida's geography, dividing the city in two. During the city's history several floods have occurred, the last in the late 1970s. There is also a dam on the river, near the natural park La Mitjana. Another park, Els Camps Elisis, is adjacent to the Segre. Many bridges span the river in the city of Lleida, namely: Pont Vell, Pont del Ferrocarril, Pont Nou, Pont de la Universitat, Pont de Pardinyes, Pont de Príncep de Viana, Passarel·la de Rufea, Passarel·la dels Maristes, Passarel·la d'Onze de Setembre, Passarel·la de Pardinyes and Passarel·la del Liceu Escolar.

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Environmental Action for River Segre -"La Mitjana", Lleida (Spain)
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In Lleida

See also

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