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Mijares (river)

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Basin size
  
4,028 km (1,555 sq mi)

Discharge
  
14.72 m³/s

Mouth
  
Mediterranean Sea

Country
  
Spain

Length
  
156 km

Source
  
Sierra de Gúdar

Province
  
Province of Castellón

Bridges
  
Santa Quiteria Bridge

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Main source
  
Sierra de Gúdar, El Castellar 1,600 m (5,200 ft)

River mouth
  
Mediterranean Sea 0 m (0 ft)

The Mijares or Millars (Spanish: Mijares, Catalan: Millars, Aragonese: Millars) is a river in Aragon and the Valencian Community, eastern Spain. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea between Almassora and Burriana. The Mijares River marks the southernmost limit of the Catalan Mediterranean System.

Map of Mijares, Castell%C3%B3n, Spain

This river originates at a height of 1,600 m in the Sierra de Gúdar, Sistema Ibérico. It is 156 km long, with a 4,028 km2 wide basin and an average flow of 14.72 m3 per second at Cirat. This river is the main source of irrigation water for agriculture in the Plana Baixa comarca.

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Mijares (river) Wikipedia