| Source1 location | Fuente Berroqueña |
|---|---|
| Mouth location | Douro |
| Country | Spain |
| Length | 163 km |
| Source1 coordinates | 40°32′22.57″N 5°09′10.09″W |
| Mouth coordinates | 41°31′59.53″N 4°51′47.81″W |
| Basin size | 5,328 km² |
| Tributaries right | Eresma |
The Adaja[a] is a river located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. A major left-bank tributary of the Douro,[1] it flows 163 kilometres (101 mi), and its river basin drains an area of 5,328 square kilometres (2,057 sq mi).[2]
It has its source in the so-called Fuente Berroqueña (Villatoro, province of Ávila), near the saddle point between La Serrota and the Sierra de Ávila.[2] Initially following a southwest-northeast course through the Amblés Valley, the Adaja then bends northward in Ávila, later receiving the contribution of its most important tributary, the Eresma, near Matapozuelos.[3] It empties into the Douro in the province of Valladolid near the town of Aniago.[4]
Notes
- ^ aˈðaxa
References
- ^ "Sistemas acuíferos de la cuenca del Duero". p. 35.
- ^ "Características de los terrenos". Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Ávila. ' (208): 17. 27 October 2008.
- ^ Salvador, Alvar (2018-12-08). "Matapozuelos y su ermita: una tradición inmemorial | Noticiascyl" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Redacción (2015-03-04). "Riberas del Adaja" (in es-ES). Valladolid, de pueblo en pueblo. Retrieved 2020-01-16.