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Gaià River

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Basin size
  
423.8 km (163.6 sq mi)

Source
  
Santa Coloma de Queralt

Province
  
Province of Tarragona

Length
  
59 km

Mouth
  
Mediterranean Sea

Country
  
Spain

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Main source
  
Santa Coloma de Queralt

River mouth
  
Mediterranean Sea 0 m (0 ft)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 0.57 m/s (20 cu ft/s)

The Gaià is a 59 km long river in Tarragona Province, Catalonia.

Contents

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Course

Its source is at Santa Coloma de Queralt in the Catalan Central Depression, gathering the waters of the Serra de Brufaganya and Serra de Queralt mountain ranges. It flows through deep gorges across the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range and then close to Santes Creus. Finally it flows into the Mediterranean at the Tamarit Castle, Tarragonès, near Altafulla forming a coastal lagoon separated from the sea by a sandbar. The river mouth is a protected area.

Tributaries

Its main tributaries are:

  • Torrent de Claret
  • Riu de baix
  • Torrent del Biure
  • Torrent Sant Magí
  • Torrent de Vallespinosa
  • Torrent de Rupit
  • Torrent Rubio
  • Torrent de Pinatelles
  • Riu de Boix
  • Torrent d'en Serrat
  • Torrent de Biany
  • L'Escurri
  • References

    Gaià River Wikipedia