Amarguillo
River in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
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The Amarguillo is a river in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula and a tributary of the Cigüela. It belongs to the Guadiana river basin.[1] In modern times, it is dry during most of the year.[2]
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| Amarguillo Arroyo de Valdespino | |
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View of the Amarguillo | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Collado de la Mirla, Sierra de la Calderina |
| • location | Urda, Spain |
| • coordinates | 39°19′55″N 3°45′43″W |
| Mouth | Cigüela |
• location | Alcázar de San Juan, Spain |
• coordinates | 39°18′11″N 3°21′14″W |
| Length | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Basin size | 563 km2 (217 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cigüela→ Guadiana→ Atlantic Ocean |
Description
The watercourse originates to the north of the Collado de la Mirla (in the Sierra de la Calderina, a subrange of the Montes de Toledo) within the Spanish municipality of Urda.[3][4] Featuring a catchment area of around 563 km2, the river runs for 55 kilometers mostly in a west-east direction near the fringes of the Montes de Toledo.[2] Historically, the river has been the site of multiple catastrophic floods, including the 1891 one, in which the river reached an estimated flow by Consuegra of 114 m3/s.[5] It passes near the Spanish municipalities of Urda, Consuegra, Madridejos, and Camuñas.[6] Also known as arroyo de Valdespino in its lower course, it discharges into the Cigüela in the province of Ciudad Real.[7]