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Llobregat

Llobregat 2.jpg
View of the Llobregat River in Olesa de Montserrat

Location
Country Spain
Physical characteristics
Source  
 - location Serra del Cadí
 - elevation 1,259 m (4,131 ft)

Mouth  
 - location Mediterranean Sea
 - coordinates
41°17′53″N 2°08′17″E / 41.29806°N 2.13806°E / 41.29806; 2.13806Coordinates: 41°17′53″N 2°08′17″E / 41.29806°N 2.13806°E / 41.29806; 2.13806
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Length 170 km (110 mi)
Discharge  
 - average 20.77 m3/s (733 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Basin size 4,948.3 km2 (1,910.5 sq mi)
Tributaries  
 - left
Riera de Merlès, Riera Gavarresa, Riera de Rubí, Riera de Vallvidrera
 - right
Bastareny, Cardener, Anoia




Pont del Diable over the Llobregat in Martorell


The Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain. Its name could have originated in an ancient Latin word meaning 'dark', 'sorrowful' or 'muddy', or from Rubricatus, "red."[1][2]




Contents






  • 1 Course


  • 2 Tributaries


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 Further reading


  • 6 External links





Course


The Llobregat originates at an elevation of 1,259 metres (4,131 ft) in the Serra del Cadí, within the limits of Castellar de n'Hug municipality, Berguedà comarca. The total length of the river is over 170 kilometres (110 mi).
At Martorell, the Roman Via Augusta crosses the river on the impressive Devil's bridge, which dates from the High Middle Ages in its current form. The C-16 highway is also known as the 'Llobregat Axis' (Catalan: Eix del Llobregat) for its largest stretch follows the valley of the Llobregat.


The river ends in the Mediterranean Sea forming the Llobregat Delta, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona. The delta provided a large extension of fertile land close to the city of Barcelona, but is now largely paved, urbanized or covered by infrastructure such as the Barcelona–El Prat Airport.[3]


The Llobregat is heavily managed in its lower course and water that was previously lost to the sea is now pumped upstream to increase the natural flow, recharge the river delta wetlands and control seawater incursion.



Tributaries


The main tributaries of the Llobregat are:



  • Right tributaries:

    • Bastareny

    • Cardener

    • Anoia



  • Left tributaries:

    • Riera de Merlès

    • Riera Gavarresa

    • Riera de Rubí


    • Riera de Vallvidrera, also known as la Rierada





See also



  • List of rivers of Spain

  • Baix Llobregat



References





  1. ^ https://www.thevisigoth.com/single-post/2016/05/12/Barcinoetymology-The-Origins-of-Barcelona


  2. ^ Bofarull i Terrades, Manuel. Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: pobles, rius, muntanyes, 2002.


  3. ^ La transformació del Delta




Further reading


  • S. Sabater & A. Ginebreda & D. Barceló (Editors): The Llobregat: The Story of a Polluted Mediterranean River. Springer, 2012. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 978-3-642-30938-0


External links




  • Media related to Llobregat at Wikimedia Commons

  • River Llobregat Water Reclamation Project




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