The Guadiamar is a river of
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
,
Spain
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, and a tributary of the
Guadalquivir
The Guadalquivir (, also , , ) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable from Seville ...
. Its course runs entirely within the
Province of Seville
The Province of Seville () is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It borders the provinces of Málaga and Cádiz in the south, Huelva in the west, Badajoz in the north and Córdoba in the ...
, flowing from
Sierra Morena
The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It stretches for 450 kilometres from east to west across the south of the Iberian Peninsula, forming the southern border of the ''Meseta Central'' plateau and providi ...
through the eastern border of
Doñana National Park
Doñana National Park or Parque Nacional y Natural de Doñana is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, in the provinces of Huelva (most of its territory within the municipality of Almonte), Cádiz and Seville. It covers , of which are ...
. Its source is in Dehesa del Moral in
Zufre, and the river goes through
Gerena,
Sanlúcar la Mayor,
Olivares,
Benacazón
Benacazón is a city located in the ''comarca'' of Aljarafe, in the province of Seville, southern Spain.
Main sights
*Hermitage of Castilleja de Talhara, built in the 14th century, one of the most important Mudéjar churches in the Aljarafe.
*He ...
and
Aznalcázar.
The river's water system is managed by the Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir.
Mining disaster
On 25 April 1998, the company
Boliden AB was responsible for a major ecological disaster in
Spain
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, when a reservoir of toxic waste near the town of
Aznalcóllar, owned by its subsidiary Boliden-Apirsa, broke and spilled its contents into the Agrio River, the main tributary of the Guadiamar. Both rivers became severally contaminated with heavy metals. To recover the ecological diversity of the area, the ''Corredor Verde del Guadiamar'' was created, a
wildlife corridor
A wildlife corridor, also known as a habitat corridor, or green corridor, is a designated area habitat (ecology), that connects wildlife populations that have been separated by human activities or structures, such as development, roads, or land ...
which connects Sierra Morena with Doñana.
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
Guadalquivir
Rivers of Andalusia
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