River system Ebro Source Sierra de Solorio Country Spain | Length 54 km Mouth Piedra Mouth elevation 691 | |
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Main source Sierra de Solorio,
Guadalajara Province
Castile-La Mancha
1,272 m (4,173 ft) River mouth Piedra River
La Tranquera Dam, Aragón
691 m (2,267 ft) Progression Piedra - Jalón- Ebro - Mediterranean Sea | ||
The Mesa River (Spanish: Río Mesa) is a river in the Sierra de Solorio range area, Iberian System, Spain. It is a tributary of the Piedra River.
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Map of Mesa, Spain
There are trout in the river, but the population of the endangered European freshwater crayfish in the river has practically disappeared owing to the introduction of the North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus).
GeographyEdit
It rises near Selas, in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha. The Mesa has an irregular flow, due to the long dry season of the summer months, with often heavy rainfall in the spring and autumn. It receives much water at Jaraba, where there are thermal springs.
The Mesa River cuts a deep canyon, locally known as Hoces del Río Mesa (Mesa River Gorges) or Valle del Mesa (Mesa Valley).