Gaià River Explained

Gaià
Source1 Location:Santa Coloma de Queralt
Mouth Location:Mediterranean Sea
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Spain
Length:59km (37miles)
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Discharge1 Avg:0.57m3/s
Basin Size:423.8km2

The Gaià (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /gəˈja/) is a 59 km long river in Tarragona Province, Catalonia.

Course

Its source is at Santa Coloma de Queralt, situated in the Catalan Central Depression, gathering the waters of the Serra de Brufaganya and Serra de Queralt mountain ranges. It flows through deep gorges across the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range and then close to Santes Creus and, at the end, into the Mediterranean at the Tamarit Castle, Tarragonès, near Altafulla forming a coastal lagoon separated from the sea by a sandbar. The river mouth is a protected area.[1]

Tributaries

Its main tributaries are:[2]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Desembocadura del riu Gaià; Fitxes descriptives de zones humides . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323002824/http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/DAR/MN_Medi_natural/MN14_Inventari_zones_humides/Documents/Gaia/Fitxers_estatics/12003601_desembocadura_riu_gaia.pdf . 2014-03-23 .
  2. Josep M. Calbet& Teresa M. Jové, Alt Camp: marc físic marc humà, Generalitat de Catalunya. Valls May 1983