Ebro

The Ebro (Spanish and Basque ; , , ) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. It rises in Cantabria and flows , almost entirely in an east-southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a delta in the Terres de l'Ebre region, in southern Catalonia. In the Iberian peninsula, it ranks second in length after the Tagus and second in discharge volume, and drainage basin, after the Douro. It is the longest river entirely within Spain; the other two mentioned flow into Portugal.

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The Ebro is Spain's longest river that stays entirely within the country, flowing from the north through northeastern Spain before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. It ranks second among Iberian Peninsula rivers in both length and water volume, making it a significant geographic and hydrological feature of Spain.

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River.name: Ebro
River.image: Zaragoza shel.JPG
River.image_caption: The Ebro River in Zaragoza
River.map: SpainEbroBasin.png
River.map_caption: The Ebro river basin
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 5
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Spain
River.subdivision_type2: Region
River.subdivision_name2: Cantabria, Castile and León, Basque Country (autonomous community), La Rioja, Navarre, Aragon, Catalonia, Valencian Community
River.discharge1_location: mouth
River.source1_location: Fontibre, Cantabria, Spain
River.mouth_location: Mediterranean Sea, Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
River.river_system: Ebro basin
River.tributaries_left: Nela, Jerea, Bayas, Zadorra, Ega, Arga, Aragón, Gállego, Cinca, Segre
River.tributaries_right: Oca, Oja, Tirón, Najerilla, Iregua, Cidacos, Alhama, Jalón, Huerva, Martín, Guadalope, Matarranya

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Wikidata facts

Image: Zaragoza shel.JPG
Length: 910

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Commons category: Ebro River
watershed area: 86800
discharge: 426
Commons gallery: Ebro river

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Contents

Geography
Upper part and tributaries
Climate
Soil and geology
Flow volume
Ecosystems
The delta
Name
History
Flow and floods
Ecology
See also
Notes and citations
Explanatory footnotes
Citations
External links

The Ebro flows through many cities (): Reinosa in Cantabria; Frías and Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León; Haro, Logroño, Calahorra, and Alfaro in La Rioja; Tudela in Navarre; Alagón, Utebo, and Zaragoza in Aragon; and Flix, Móra d'Ebre, Benifallet, Tivenys, Xerta, Aldover, Tortosa, and Amposta in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia).