Adaja
River in Spain
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The Adaja[a] is a river located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. A major left-bank tributary of the Douro,[1] it flows 163 kilometres (101 mi), and its river basin drains an area of 5,328 square kilometres (2,057 mi2).[2]
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| Adaja | |
|---|---|
The Adaja near Ávila | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Fuente Berroqueña |
| • coordinates | 40°32′22.57″N 5°09′10.09″W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Douro |
• coordinates | 41°31′59.53″N 4°51′47.81″W |
| Length | 163 km (101 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,328 km2 (2,057 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Douro→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Eresma |
It has its source in the so-called Fuente Berroqueña (Villatoro, province of Ávila), near the saddle point between La Serrota and the Sierra de Ávila.[2] Initially following a southwest-northeast course through the Amblés Valley, the Adaja then bends northward in Ávila, later receiving the contribution of its most important tributary, the Eresma, near Matapozuelos.[3] It empties into the Douro in the province of Valladolid near the town of Aniago.[4]
