The Alagón is a 205 km long

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, right tributary to the

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, as well as this river's longest tributary. Its source is at 1,060 m in the Sierra de Francia, near the village Frades de la Sierra, south of

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. The Alagón flows southwest, through the towns San Esteban de la Sierra,

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, and Coria. It finally joins the Tagus at

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. There are three dams across its course: the "Gabriel y Galán", the largest one, generating 110 MW of electricity; the "El Pontón", at

, generating 52 MW of electricity; and the "Montehermoso-Valdeobispo" dam.

Tributaries

Francia River, Sangusín River, Cuerpo de Hombre River, La Palla River, Río de los Ángeles, Ambroz River, Jerte River, and Árrago River.

External links

Images of the Alagón River at the beginning of its course
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