Guadyerbas

Guadyerbas
Map
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
SourceSierra de San Vicente [es]
 • locationNavamorcuende
 • coordinates40°8′52″N 4°44′37″W / 40.14778°N 4.74361°W / 40.14778; -4.74361
 • elevation~1,200 m (3,900 ft)
MouthTiétar
 • location
Oropesa
 • coordinates
40°5′1″N 5°11′31″W / 40.08361°N 5.19194°W / 40.08361; -5.19194
Length45 km (28 mi)
Basin features
River systemTagus
Tagus Basin

The Guadyerbas is a river of Spain located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the main left-bank tributary of the Tiétar,[1] in turn a major tributary of the Tagus.

It has its source in the western reaches of the Sierra de San Vicente [es],[2] at the feet of the Pico Cruces, at roughly 1,200 m above sea level.[3] Featuring a total length of 45 km,[4] it flows westwards through the northwest of the province of Toledo, emptying in the Tiétar a few kilometres upstream from the Rosarito Reservoir [es],[5] in Oropesa.

Its waters are retained by the Navalcán Reservoir.[1] The toponym is formed by the Arabic wadi (river) and the Spanish hierba/yerba (grass).[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mapa geológico de España. 1:500000. Informe complementario de hidrogeología. Hoja nº 601. Navalcán" (PDF). Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Mapa geológico de España. 1:50.000 Navamorcuende" (PDF). Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. p. 9. ISBN 978-84-7840-790-3.
  3. ^ "Hidrografía. Río Guadyerbas". Ayuntamiento de Sotillo de las Palomas. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29.
  4. ^ Nacional, Instituto Geográfico. "Datos geográficos y toponimia". Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica (in European Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  5. ^ Sanz Elorza, Mario (2006). "Aproximación al catálogo florístico de la provincia de Toledo"" (PDF). Ecología (20): 91. ISSN 0214-0896.
  6. ^ Jiménez de Gregorio, Fernando (1986). "Parrillas y su entorno geográfico-histórico" (PDF). Anales Toledanos (23): 209. ISSN 0538-1983.