Chíllar River
River in Spain
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The Chíllar River is a river in the east of the Province of Málaga, Spain. It originates in the Sierra de Almijara and enters Mediterranean Sea just west of the town of Nerja.
| Chíllar River Cahorros | |
|---|---|
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 Cours of the Chillar | |
| Native name | Río Chíllar (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Málaga |
| Municipality | Cómpeta, Frigiliana and Nerja |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sierra de Almijara |
| • elevation | 1,761 metres (5,778 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mediterranean Sea |
• coordinates | 36.741948°N 3.887488°W |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 17 kilometres (11 mi) |
| Basin size | 54 square kilometres (21 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.2 cubic metres per second (7.1 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Higuerón River |
Location
Most of the river runs through the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park, which is always open to the public.[1] The catchment area is 54 square kilometres (21 sq mi).[2] Discharge is 0.2 cubic metres per second (7.1 cu ft/s). The river descends from an altitude of 1,761 metres (5,778 ft) to the sea. The rocks are 98.1% carbonate, 1.9% siliceous.[3] The river has eaten out the limestone of the Sierra de Almijara] to create a deep canyon.[4]
In 1997 the municipality of Nerja launched a plan to stop the dumping of building rubble and garbage into the lower section of the river, and to make this section suitable for recreational use.[5]
Walk
A walk up the river to the "Vado de Los Patos" (Ducks' Ford) pool starts at the "los Almachares" asphalt road, which runs under the A-7 motorway to a concrete factory, turns to gravel and leads to the entrance to the park.[1] Further up the route leads along the bed of the river, which is normally just ankle deep, but may be up to a foot deep at times.[1] At 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) into the park the river runs through three narrow crevasses in the mountain just 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) wide but more than 20 metres (66 ft) deep.[1]
At 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) the "Vado de Los Patos" pool is fed by a small waterfall, and provides a place for swimming.[1] Above El Vado de los Patos the going is harder. About 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) higher the river crosses La Presa (The Dam), which holds a reservoir that feeds irrigation channels that run along one side of the river valley.[6]
