Serpis

Serpis
	The river near Vilallonga.
Location
Country	Spain
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Carrasqueta
Mouth
• location	Mediterranean Sea
Length	74.5 km (46.3 mi)
Basin size	752.8 km2 (290.7 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2.5 m3/s (88 cu ft/s)

The Serpis (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈseɾpis]) is a short coastal river in the provinces of Alicante and Valencia, in Spain.

The river starts at the feet of the Carrasqueta, a mountain area southwest to Alcoi, by the confluence of the Polop and Troncal streams. In its initial part the Serpis is intermittent. Near Alcoi it joins with the Barxell, coming from the Serra de Mariola, after which it has a regular course. Other cities it passes through include Cocentaina, L'Alqueria d'Asnar, Muro d'Alcoi, Gayanes and Beniarrés, where a dam creates an artificial lake; after the latter, the Serpis crosses L'Orxa, Vilallonga, Potries, Beniarjó, Almoines and Gandia, where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea, shortly after receiving the waters of its main affluent, Vernisa river.

38°42′8.08″N 0°28′13.0″W

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