The Cidacos River is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they ...
of the Spanish
Ebro River.
Its source is
Los Campos, in
Soria, and it flows for until it reaches the Ebro at
Calahorra,
La Rioja
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.
It flows through or past various towns like
Villar del Río,
Yanguas,
Enciso,
Peroblasco,
Arnedillo,
Santa Eulalia Somera, and
Bajera,
Herce,
Arnedo,
Quel,
Autol, and
Calahorra. The river is used for
irrigation
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purposes and is often dried up near Calahorra.
Gallery
Image:Autol cidacos.jpg, The Cidacos near Autol
Image:Puente sobre el río Cidacos en Arnedillo.jpg, Bridge over the Cidacos near Arnedillo
See also
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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
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of La Rioja (Spain)
Rivers of Castile and León
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