
The Alagón is a 205 km long
river
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in
Spain
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, right tributary to the
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; ; ) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon.
Name
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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
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the ...
. The Alagón flows southwest, through the towns
San Esteban de la Sierra,
Guijo de Granadilla
Guijo de Granadilla is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It is located at 32 kilometers from Plasencia. See also
* List of municipalities in Cáceres
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, and
Coria. It finally joins the Tagus at
Alcántara
Alcántara () is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on the Tagus, near Portugal. The toponym is from the Arabic word ''al-Qanṭarah'' (القنطرة) meaning "the bridge".
History
Archaeological findings have atte ...
.
There are three dams across its course: the "Gabriel y Galán", the largest one, generating 110 MW of electricity; the "El Pontón", at
Guijo de Granadilla
Guijo de Granadilla is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It is located at 32 kilometers from Plasencia. See also
* List of municipalities in Cáceres
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, 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.
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 ...
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Images of the Alagón River at the beginning of its course
Rivers of Spain
Tributaries of the Tagus
Rivers of Castile and León
Rivers of Extremadura
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