Huerva

Huerva

The Huerva in Vistabella
Country Spain
Basin
Main source Sierra de Cucalón, Iberian System
Jiloca Comarca, (Aragon)
1,280 m (4,200 ft)
River mouth Ebro
193 m (633 ft)
Basin size 1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 128 km (80 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    0.84 m3/s (30 cu ft/s)

The Huerva River is a river in Aragon, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ebro (Ebre in Catalan). Its mean annual discharge is only 67 cubic hectometres (54,000 acre·ft).

Course

This 128-kilometre (80 mi) long river rises in the Sierra de Cucalón, near Fonfría in the Jiloca Comarca. Flowing northwestwards near Lagueruela and Villadoz, it increases its size near Villarreal de Huerva when it is joined by the Arroyo de Villalpando. Then it flows northeastwards past Mainar, Cerveruela, Vistabella de Huerva, Tosos (formerly Alcañiz de la Huerva), Villanueva de Huerva, Muel, Cuarte de Huerva, Cadrete and María de Huerva until its waters reach the Ebro at Zaragoza.

Ecology

The Huerva is relatively little polluted in its upper course, hence endangered species like the Austropotamobius pallipes crayfish and fishes like Barbus haasi, Rutilus arcasii and Chondrostoma toxostoma are to be found in its waters.[1]

See also

References

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Coordinates: 41°18′58″N 1°4′15″W / 41.31611°N 1.07083°W / 41.31611; -1.07083


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