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Mesa River

Mesa River (Río Mesa)
Mesa River in Jaraba
View of the Mesa River in Jaraba
Ebro basin
The watershed of the Piedra within the Ebro basin
Country Spain
Basin features
Main source Sierra de Solorio,
Guadalajara Province
Castile-La Mancha
1,272 m (4,173 ft)
River mouth Piedra River
La Tranquera Dam, Aragón
691 m (2,267 ft)
41°14′33″N 1°48′37″W / 41.24250°N 1.81028°W / 41.24250; -1.81028Coordinates: 41°14′33″N 1°48′37″W / 41.24250°N 1.81028°W / 41.24250; -1.81028
Progression Piedra - Jalón- Ebro - Mediterranean Sea
River system Ebro
Physical characteristics
Length 54.17 kilometres (33.66 mi)

The Mesa River (Spanish: Río Mesa) is a river in the Sierra de Solorio range area, Iberian System, Spain. It is a tributary of the Piedra River.

There are trout in the river, but the population of the endangered European freshwater crayfish in the river has practically disappeared owing to the introduction of the North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus).

It rises near Selas, in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha. The Mesa has an irregular flow, due to the long dry season of the summer months, with often heavy rainfall in the spring and autumn. It receives much water at Jaraba, where there are thermal springs.

The Mesa River cuts a deep canyon, locally known as Hoces del Río Mesa (Mesa River Gorges) or Valle del Mesa (Mesa Valley).


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