Cega (river)

The Cega is a river in the Iberian Peninsula a left-bank tributary of the Douro.

Cega
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
SourceSierra de Guadarrama
  locationProvince of Segovia
  coordinates41°0′55″N 3°51′4″W
MouthDouro
  location
Province of Valladolid
  coordinates
41°32′57″N 4°46′3″W
Length133 km (83 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDouroAtlantic Ocean
River systemDouro
Tributaries 
  leftPirón

It is born out of the confluence of the Artiñuelo and the Vueltas creeks in the Sierra de Guadarrama.[1] 133 km-long,[2] the Cega, running northwest through the province of Segovia, empties in the Douro in the province of Valladolid, having previously received the waters of the Pirón,[2] its main left-bank tributary.

References

  1. Mejías Moreno, Miguel; Pozo Tejado, Jesús del; Albacete Carreño, Lourdes; Villarroya Gil, Fermín (2016). "El agua en la Sierra de Guadarrama" (PDF). Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Sección geológica. (110): 76. ISSN 0583-7510.
  2. Santiago Sáez, Jose María; García de Jalón Lastra, Diego; Alonso González, Carlos; Solana Gutiérrez, Joaquín (2013). "Comportamiento térmico de dos tramos fluviales de cabecera del Sistema Central: impacto del embalse de Torrecaballeros (Segovia)". La protección contra los riesgos hídricos. Barcelona: E.T.S.I. Montes (UPM): 154. ISBN 978-84-267-2070-2.
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