The Gévora (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxeβoɾa]) or Xévora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɛvuɾɐ]) is a tributary of the Guadiana, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It runs through both Portugal and Spain.[n. 2]
It has its source in the Serra de São Mamede (Portugal), at 1,027 metres above sea level.[3][2] Featuring a total length of 73.81 km,[4] the river, running initially roughly from west to east, takes a southern turn in Spain, eventually emptying into the Guadiana near Badajoz.
Some of its main left-bank tributaries are the Jola, Guarranque and Zapatón, while its right-bank tributaries include the Gevorete, Codosero and Abrilongo.[2]
References
Informational notes
- ^ Roughly 3 kilometre upstream from the river mouth. Data for the 1969–2014 period.[1]
- ^ It crosses the Portugal–Spain border three times.[2]
Citations
- ^ "Estación 4255. Río Gévora en Badajoz". Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas.
- ^ a b c Extremadura, El Periódico. "Gévora: el río superviviente". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Urquiaga Cela, Raúl; Martín Barajas, Santiago; González Briz, Erika (2015). Reservas Naturales Fluviales. Propuesta de nuevas reservas naturales fluviales en la Cuenca del Guadiana (PDF). Madrid: Libros en Acción. p. 35. ISBN 978-84-943183-8-2.
- ^ "Análisis Territorial de Valencia de Alcántara" (PDF). Diputación Provincial de Cáceres. p. 27.