The Foix () is a

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in the province of

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, northeastern

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. Its source is near

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in the

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800 m above the sea. Later it runs through the Comarca of

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, where it feeds a reservoir in the

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of Parc del Foix since 1928, which is highly important for the drinking water supply of the densely populated coastal plain between

and

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. Then it goes through the Comarca of

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from north to the south where it ends into the

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west of the village of

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. This little

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became an important natural reserve and recreational area after the campground ″Camping Paradiso″ was removed in the late 1990s. For most of the year, the river is dried up because of the dam and because of hot-summer climatical reasons. That can suddenly change in the winter months when heavy rain comes down in the mountains.

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