The Gállego is a river in

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, one of the main tributaries of the

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. It has a watershed of over , with a total length of . The river has its source at in Col d'Aneu,

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, not far from the Col du Pourtalet. It then flows in the

Tena Valley The Tena Valley is a valley located at the southern side of the Pyrenees, in the Alto Gállego comarca, province of Huesca, and is crossed by the Gállego river from north to south. Its main town is Sallent de Gállego. The valley is surrounded ...

through the municipalities of

Sallent de Gállego Sallent de Gállego (in Aragonese: ''Sallent de Galligo'' or ''Sallén de Galligo'') is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The town is located in the central Pyrenees besides the reservoir of Lanuza on the foot o ...

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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 at ...

it forms a wide elbow until Triste, from which it continues in its primitive north–south direction until flowing into the Ebro near

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. The main tributaries of the Gállego in its upper basin are the Aguas Limpias, Caldarés, Escarra,

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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 Alto Gállego ( Aragonese: ''Alto Galligo'') is a comarca located in the north of the autonomous community of Aragón, Spain. It occupies practically the entirety of the upper basin of the Río Gállego. Historically the comarca was a part of ...

comarca of Aragon.

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Comarca Alto GállegoRafting on the Gállego
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallego Rivers of Spain Rivers of Aragon

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