# Andarax

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River in Spain

Andarax Mouth of the River Andarax Location Country Spain Physical characteristics Source • location Cerro del Almirez, Almería • elevation 2,509 metres (8,232 ft) Mouth • location Mediterranean Sea near Almería • elevation 0 metres (0 ft) Length 67 kilometres (42 mi) Basin features Tributaries • left Barranco de las Navas, Río Chico Rambla de Tices[1] • right Barranco de Cacín, Barranco del Portugués, Rambla de Arcora[1]

The **Andarax** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *río Andarax*)—also, in its lower reaches, **Almería River** or **River Almería** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *río Almería*)—is a river in the [province](/source/Provinces_of_Spain) of [Almería](/source/Almer%C3%ADa_(province)), [Andalusia](/source/Andalusia), [Spain](/source/Spain). It arises in the easternmost part of the [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada_(Spain)).[1] Its entire course is within the province of Almería.[1] It flows through the Valley of Andarax south of the Sierra Nevada, running eastwards, and joins the [River Nacimiento](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nacimiento_River_(Almer%C3%ADa)&action=edit&redlink=1) at the village of [Terque](/source/Terque).

It then turns southwards and passes through the [Tabernas Desert](/source/Tabernas_Desert), where it receives the intermittent waters of the [Rambla de Tabernas](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rambla_de_Tabernas&action=edit&redlink=1), its last significant tributary. It passes through the municipalities of [Rioja](/source/Rioja%2C_Almer%C3%ADa), [Pechina](/source/Pechina), [Viator](/source/Viator), and [Benahadux](/source/Benahadux), where it waters many [citrus](/source/Citrus) orchards. Finally, it reaches the sea on the outskirts of the city of [Almería](/source/Almer%C3%ADa), forming a wide [delta](/source/River_delta).

		- Rivers of Andalusia. The Andarax is second from the right of the rivers reaching the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean_Sea).

		- Rivers of Almería. The Andarax is at bottom center.

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aldearural_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aldearural_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-aldearural_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-aldearural_1-3) [Hidrografía de La Alpujarra](http://www.aldearural.com/alpujarra/natura/hidrografia.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091002125153/http://www.aldearural.com/alpujarra/natura/hidrografia.htm) 2009-10-02 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), aldearural.com. Accessed 2009-12-25.

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