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Guadalfeo

Presa de Rules, Granada (Spain).

 

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The Rio Guadalfeo is a small river in Andalucia, Spain between the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the coastal ranges of Sierra de la Contraviesa and Lujar.

 

This river is formed by the merging of three rivers, the Rio Poqueira, Río Trevélez, and Cadiar. The Poqueira and the Trevelez join shortly before the confluence with the Cadiar near the town of Orgiva. The river flows through the region of La Alpujarra for much of its course and enters the sea near Motril after passing through a spectacular gorge between the Lujar and Chapparal mountains. Although it is often dried up by this point, its waters are often used for agricultural purposes. The Rules dam was recently built across the river near Velez de Benaudalla at the head of the gorge, resulting in the creation of a large reservoir and the flooding of a section of the river valley.

 

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalfeo_River

 

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CASTELLANO

El Guadalfeo es un río de la provincia de Granada, en el sur de España. Nace en el término municipal de Bérchules y desemboca en el Mar Mediterráneo, entre Salobreña y Motril, en la provincia de Granada. Se trata de un río de marcado carácter nivopluvial y torrencial, de una longitud de 71 km. Sus principales afluentes son: río Ízbor, río Sucio, río Chico, río Poqueira y río Trevélez. Su desembocadura riega la fértil vega de Motril.

 

Fuente: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalfeo

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