Guadarrama (river)
The Guadarrama is a river in Spain. A tributary of the Tagus, the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, Guadarrama has its source in the Siete Picos, part of the Sierra de Guadarrama, in the Community of Madrid, in the central part of the country, at an altitude of 1,900 metres (6,200 ft).
| Guadarrama | |
|---|---|
Río Guadarrama. Community of Madrid, Spain | |
Path of the Guadarrama | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Community of Madrid Castilla-La Mancha Province of Toledo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Siete Picos (Sierra de Guadarrama) |
| • elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tagus |
• elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Length | 131.80 km (81.90 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,708 km2 (659 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Aulencia |
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