Henares
River in Spain
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The Henares (Spanish: [eˈnaɾes] ⓘ) is a river in Central Iberia, a left-bank tributary of the Jarama. It has its source in the Sierra Ministra, near the village of Horna, in the municipality of Sigüenza, province of Guadalajara, Spain.
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| Henares | |
|---|---|
Henares River in Alcalá de Henares | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sierra Ministra, Sistema Ibérico |
| • location | Sigüenza, Castilla–La Mancha |
| • coordinates | 41°09′30″N 2°32′14″W |
| • elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
| Mouth | Jarama |
• location | Mejorada del Campo, Community of Madrid |
• coordinates | 40°24′18″N 3°30′02″W |
• elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Length | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,144 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Jarama→ Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Tagus Basin |
Its tributaries are the Torote, the Sorbe, the Cañamares, the Salado, the Dulce, the Aliendre, and the Bornova.[1]
Henares in Spanish is the plural of henar 'hayfield' (derived from the Latin word faenum 'hay'), because formerly there were hay fields on the river's banks.
The appendix of Henares (archaically Fenares) is also thought to be derived either from the Latin foenarius or the Arabic en-Nahr, which is recorded for the first time in 1257, as a way to differentiate the town from the Islamic fortress.[2]
The town of Alcalá de Henares is found along the river.[3]
A weir was built in 1863 to supply water for irrigating the fields of Mejorada del Campo, it is the largest weir on the Henares River. The weir is also within a protected Regional Park (Los Cerros de Alcala Natural Area),[4] a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area of wetland.[5]
See also
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