The Algodor is a 102 km long river in Central
Spain
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. It is a left hand tributary to the
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to e ...
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Course
Its source is at the
Laguna del Navajo in the
Montes de Toledo
The Montes de Toledo are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. They divide the drainage basin of the Tagus from the basin of the Guadiana. The highest peak is high La Villuerca.
Description
The Montes de Toledo ar ...
, within the
Retuerta del Bullaque municipal limits,
Castile-La Mancha. It flows roughly northwards across the
Province of Toledo
Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo.
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into the
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to e ...
at Aceca, a place near
Algodor
Algodor is a small settlement between Toledo and Aranjuez, Spain. The locality is within the municipal limits of Aranjuez and is in the Community of Madrid.
It has a population of 14, but in its heyday in the 1920s there were more inhabitants a ...
, the village within the
Aranjuez
Aranjuez () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid.
Located in the southern end of the region, the main urban nucleus lies on the left bank of Tagus, a bit upstream the discharge of the Jarama. , the municipality h ...
municipality limits that gives the river its name.
Algodor confluence with the Tagus in Google Maps
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The Algodor River has two dams, which form the 133 hm³ Embalse de Finisterre reservoir built in 1977, located between Tembleque, Mora, Villanueva de Bogas and Turleque,[Estado del Embalse de Finisterre](_blank)
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All the Algodor's tributaries are small rivulets except for the Bracea River on its left margin.
See also
* 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 Tajo
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Castilla–La Mancha
Rivers of the Community of Madrid
Tributaries of the Tagus
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