The Huerva River is a river in
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to s ...
,
Spain
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. It is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Ebro
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. Its mean annual discharge is only .
Course
This long river rises in the
Sierra de Cucalón
Sierra de Cucalón is a long system of mountain ranges in Aragon, Spain, located between the comarcas of Jiloca and Cuencas Mineras. Geography
These mountains are part of the Iberian System and are often covered with snow in the winter. Rivers ...
, near
Fonfría in the
Jiloca Comarca
Jiloca Comarca is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Teruel Province, in the mountainous Iberian System area.
Its capital is Calamocha and it was formerly known as ''Comarca de Calamocha''.
The Jiloca River gives its name to this wine ...
. Flowing northwestwards near
Lagueruela and
Villadoz
Villadoz is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2020 census, the municipality has a population of 95 inhabitants.
The town is located close to the Sierra del Peco mountain range.
History
Romans ar ...
, it increases its size near
Villarreal de Huerva
Villarreal de Huerva is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census,Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) the municipality has a population of 202 inhabitants.
This town is named after the ...
when it is joined by the ''Arroyo de Villalpando''. Then it flows northeastwards past
Mainar
Mainar is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 162 inhabitants.
This town is located near the Sierra de Algairén in the comarca
A ''comar ...
,
Cerveruela
Cerveruela is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* Instituto ...
,
Vistabella de Huerva,
Tosos (formerly Alcañiz de la Huerva),
Villanueva de Huerva,
Muel,
Cuarte de Huerva,
Cadrete and
María de Huerva
María de Huerva is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 censusInstituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) the municipality has a population of 2,125 inhabitants.
María de Huerva is named after ...
until its waters reach the
Ebro
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at
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Province of Zaragoza, Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Ara ...
, where is called 'La Huerva'.
Ecology
The Huerva is relatively little polluted in its upper course, hence endangered species like the ''
Austropotamobius pallipes'' crayfish and fishes like ''
Barbus haasi
''Barbus haasi'', or the "Catalonian barbel" ( ca, barb cua-roig; es, barbo colirrojo or ''barbo de cola roja''), is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
It is a small size barbel found only in the northeast of the Iberian pe ...
'', ''
Rutilus arcasii'' and ''
Chondrostoma toxostoma'' are to be found in its waters.
Río Huerva
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See also
* List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
References
External links
El río Huerva, un oasis entre el Sistema Ibérico y el Valle del Ebro (PDF).
Río Huerva. Aguas arriba del embalse de las Torcas
Rivers of Spain
Ebro basin
Sistema Ibérico
Rivers of Aragon
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