Guadiela
River in Spain
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The Guadiela is a river in the Iberian Peninsula, a left-bank tributary of the Tagus and the latter's major upper-course tributary.[1][2]
| Guadiela | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Fuente Pinilla (Serranía de Cuenca) |
| Mouth | Tagus |
• coordinates | 40°21′45″N 2°48′58″W |
| Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Tagus Basin | |
The Guadiela has its source in the Serranía de Cuenca, near Cueva del Hierro,[3] at the Fuente Pinilla site.[4] It flows from East to West for 117 kilometres (73 mi),[2] passing through the Spanish province of Cuenca, emptying into the Tagus at the Bolarque reservoir,[5] on the border between the provinces of Cuenca and Guadalajara. It is dammed upstream by the Buendía reservoir.[1]
It receives the waters from the Cuervo, Guadamejud, Mayor and Trabaque.[2]
The hydronym Guadiela is formed by 'Guad' (of Arabic origin, conveying the meaning of "river") and the '-iela' suffix (a diminutive).[6]