# Miera River

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{{short description|River in Spain}}
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| name               = Miera River
| native_name        ={{native name|es|Río Miera}}
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| subdivision_name1  = [Spain](/source/Spain)
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| subdivision_name2  = [Cantabria](/source/Cantabria)
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| source1_location   = [Castro Valnera](/source/Castro_Valnera)
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The '''Miera River''' ({{langx|es|Río Miera}}) is a river on the Cantabrian slope of the [Iberian Peninsula](/source/Iberian_Peninsula) that runs entirely within the autonomous community of [Cantabria](/source/Cantabria) ([Spain](/source/Spain)). It originates in the area known as Los Villares, in [Castro Valnera](/source/Castro_Valnera) at 1280 m and flows into the [Cantabrian Sea](/source/Cantabrian_Sea) through the Cubas estuary.

On its way, it crosses the Miera Valley, a narrow valley to which it gives its name, until it reaches the locality of [Solares](/source/Solares). At this point, the valley blurs and the river continues its course, marking the dividing line between the municipalities of [Marina de Cudeyo](/source/Marina_de_Cudeyo) and [Ribamontán al Monte](/source/Ribamont%C3%A1n_al_Monte) until it reaches the sea, where it delivers its waters to [Santander Bay](/source/Santander_Bay) through the Cubas estuary.<ref name="IBRPX">{{cite web |author=Instituto Geográfico Nacional de España |title=visor Iberpix |url=http://www2.ign.es/iberpix/visoriberpix/visorign.html |accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name Miera probably derives from Magrada or Mégrada cited by [Pomponius Mela](/source/Pomponius_Mela) in the 1st century.<ref>{{cite book |last = González Echegaray |first = Joaquín |editor = Editorial Estudio |title = Los Cántabros |url = https://archive.org/details/loscantabros0000gonz |edition = Tercera edición |year = 1993 |location = Santander  |isbn = 84-87934-23-4 |pages = [https://archive.org/details/loscantabros0000gonz/page/277 277] }}</ref>

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Category:Rivers of Spain
Category:Rivers of Cantabria

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