Mesa (river)

The Mesa River (Spanish: Río Mesa) is a river in the Sierra de Solorio range area, Iberian System, Spain. It is a tributary of the Piedra River.

Mesa River (Río Mesa)
View of the Mesa River in Jaraba
The watershed of the Piedra within the Ebro basin
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSierra de Solorio,
Guadalajara Province
Castile-La Mancha
 • elevation1,272 m (4,173 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Piedra River
La Tranquera Dam, Aragón
 • coordinates
41°14′33″N 1°48′37″W
 • elevation
691 m (2,267 ft)
Length54.17 kilometres (33.66 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionPiedra - Jalón- Ebro - Mediterranean Sea
River systemEbro

There are trout in the river, but the population of the endangered European freshwater crayfish in the river has practically disappeared owing to the introduction of the North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus).[1]

Geography

It rises near Selas, in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha. The Mesa has an irregular flow, due to the long dry season of the summer months, with often heavy rainfall in the spring and autumn. It receives much water at Jaraba, where there are thermal springs.[2]

The Mesa River cuts a deep canyon, locally known as Hoces del Río Mesa (Mesa River Gorges) or Valle del Mesa (Mesa Valley).[3]

See also

References
  1. Río Piedra, Entorno Natural en la Provincia de Zaragoza
  2. Balnearios de Jaraba Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hoces del Río Mesa
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