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The Ter () is a river in
The Ter () is a river in Catalonia
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, Spain. It rises in the Ulldeter, a glacial cirque
A (; from the Latin word ) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by Glacier#Erosion, glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from , meaning a pot or cauldron) and ; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform a ...
in the East Pyrenees
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, at an approximate elevation of . At heights of around , the nearby peaks bordering the Ulldeter—the Bastiments, the Gra de Fajol, and the Pic de la Dona—supply its headwaters. The river runs through the comarques of Ripollès
Ripollès (; ) is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in the Comarques Gironines, Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Vall de Ribes, Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. In 2001, its population was 25,744, about 40% of whom ...
, Osona
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, Selva
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, Gironès, and Baix Empordà, discharging into the Mediterranean Sea
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at l'Estartit
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.
The Ter follows a course of and drains an area of approximately ; its basin is described by a dendritic
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(branching, tree-like) and exorheic drainage pattern. Annually, an average of of water is moved by the river, with an average flow rate of at its mouth. Although its headwaters are in the Pyrenees, the Ter receives significant inflow from rivers in the middle and lower plains. Thus it is susceptible to flooding in both the spring and the autumn.
See also
*List of rivers of Spain
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* Geology of the Pyrenees
References
External links
of the Consortium of the Ter Rivers of Spain Rivers of Catalonia {{Spain-river-stub