Jarama | |
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Location | |
Country | Spain |
State | Guadalajara, Madrid |
Region | Iberian Peninsula |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Peña Cebollera |
• location | Sierra de Ayllón |
• coordinates | 41°9′58″N 3°32′18″W / 41.16611°N 3.53833°W |
• elevation | 2,119 m (6,952 ft) |
Mouth | Tagus |
• location | near Aranjuez |
• coordinates | 40°1′51″N 3°38′59″W / 40.03083°N 3.64972°W |
• elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
Length | 194 km (121 mi) |
Basin size | 5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 31.7 m3/s (1,120 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Tagus |
Tributaries | |
• left | Henares, Tajuña |
• right | Lozoya, Guadalix, Manzanares |
Tagus Basin |
Jarama (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈɾama]) is a river in central Spain. It flows north to south[citation needed] and passes east of Madrid[1] where the El Atazar Dam is built on a tributary, the Lozoya River.[citation needed] It flows into the river Tagus in Aranjuez.[2] The Manzanares is a tributary of the Jarama.[3]