Matarranya River

Matarranya
Bridge over the Matarranya River close to Faió
Origin	Barranc del Salt, Ports de Beseit
Mouth	Ebro
Basin countries	Aragon, Spain
Length	100 km
Source elevation	1,200 m
Mouth elevation	75 m
Avg. discharge	6.51 m³/s
Basin area	1250 km²

The Matarranya River (Spanish: Río Matarraña, Catalan: Riu Matarranya) is a river in the provinces of Teruel and Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It begins its course at 1,200 m nordeast of the Tossal d'Encanader, Ports de Beseit.^[1] limestone massif near La Pobla de Benifassà.

The Matarranya flows roughly from south to north into the Ebro (Ebre), 4 km east of Faió (Fayón). This river gives its name to the Matarranya Catalan language-speaking comarca of Aragon.^[2]

Tributaries

• From the left:
  • Algars River
  • Ulldemó River
  • Barranc de Calapatar

• From the right:
  • De Pena River
  • Tastavins River

See also

• Ports de Beseit
• Matarraña/Matarranya comarca

References

1. ^ El Matarranya - enciclopèdia.cat
2. ^ Ebreguia - Les Comarques

External links

• Turismo de Aragon (Spanish)
• Matarranya Tourism
• Interpreting avulsion process from ancient alluvial sequences: Guadalope-Matarranya system (northern Spain) and Wasatch Formation (western Colorado)
• Map of the river within the historical comarca
• Effect of floods of different magnitude on the macroinvertebrate communities of Matarranya stream (Ebro river basin, NE Spain)
• Microhabitat Use in a Mediterranean Riverine Fish Assemblage - Fishes of the Upper Matarranya

Coordinates: 41°11′00.89″N 00°09′50.51″E / 41.1835806°N 0.1640306°E / 41.1835806; 0.1640306[[nl:MatActive Tourism in the Matarranya Region of Aragon, Spain.arraña (rivier)]]