The Cenia River ( es, Río Cenia, ca, Riu de la Sénia) is a river in the provinces of
Castellón and
Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tar ...
,
Spain
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It begins its course at in the Barranc del Salt,
Ports de Beseit
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limestone
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massif near
La Pobla de Benifassà
La Pobla de Benifassà () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Baix Maestrat in the Valencian Community, Spain.
It is located in the historical comarca of Tinença de Benifassà. Most villages in the area have only residual population owing t ...
.
The Cenia River flows from west to east marking the historical limits between
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 ...
(
Montsià
Montsià () is the southernmost comarca (county) of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta.
History
Almost all Montsià municipalities are part of the Taula del Sénia free association or mancomunitat (commonwealth).
Munic ...
) and the
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...
(
Baix Maestrat
Baix Maestrat (; es, Bajo Maestrazgo ) is a coastal Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' located in the north of the Provinces of Spain, province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The capital of the '' ...
). It ends its course in the
Mediterranean Sea
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at
Sòl de Riu.,
between
Vinaròs
Vinaròs () is a city located in eastern Spain and the capital of the Baix Maestrat in the province of Castelló. It is in the border between the Valencian Country and Catalonia. Vinaròs is a fishing harbour and tourist destination.
History
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and
Alcanar
Alcanar () is a Spanish municipality of the Catalan comarca of Montsià, in the Tarragona province. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. The Serra del Montsià range and its foothills rise above the town and its surroundings. Accordin ...
municipalities. Its flow is highly irregular. Some years its riverbed remains dry during the whole stretch of its lower course.
The
Ulldecona Dam
The Ulldecona Dam, known locally as ''Embassament d'Ulldecona'' or ''Pantà d'Ulldecona'' ( es, Embalse de Ulldecona) is a gravity dam located in the Tinença de Benifassà and the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit mountains, within the La Pobla de Benifass ...
is a dam built across three tributaries of the Sénia river in the
Tinença de Benifassà
Tinença de Benifassà () is a historical ''comarca'' of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is nowadays part of the Baix Maestrat, one of the present-day Comarques of the Valencian Community, even though commercial and human relationships have b ...
area. With a surface of and a capacity of , its reservoir is very important for the irrigation of fields of the region.
Tributaries
* From the left:
**
Barranc dels Terrers:
See also
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La Sénia
La Sénia is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Montsià in
Catalonia, Spain.
This town is located in a plain by the Sénia River at the western end of the Montsià county. The limestone massif of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit rises a few mile ...
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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 ...
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Taula del Sénia
The Taula del Sénia () or Mancomunitat de la Taula del Sénia is a commonwealth or free association of municipalities made up of 22 towns, totalling up to 100,000 people, of some of the comarcas that make up the center of the historical region ...
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Tinença de Benifassà
Tinença de Benifassà () is a historical ''comarca'' of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is nowadays part of the Baix Maestrat, one of the present-day Comarques of the Valencian Community, even though commercial and human relationships have b ...
References
External links
Small dam at Sant Joan del PasFlood prevention
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of the Valencian Community
Rivers of Catalonia
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