The Júcar (Spanish:[ˈxukaɾ]) or Xúquer (Valencian:[ˈʃukeɾ]) is a river in Spain, on the Iberian Peninsula. The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, on the eastern flank of the Montes Universales in the Sistema Ibérico. Its most important tributary is the Cabriel.
Júcar River flowing through CuencaLocation of the Júcar River
In 1982, the river Júcar broke the TousDam, causing the biggest flood in Spanish history, with a flow speed of 16,000 cubic metres per second, killing more than 30 people. This flood was the most important one in the whole history of Spain because, at that time, the people had thought that the Tous Dam was indestructible. The flood was called La pantanada de Tous.
júcar, spanish, ˈxukaɾ, xúquer, valencian, ˈʃukeɾ, river, spain, iberian, peninsula, river, runs, approximately, from, source, ojuelos, valdeminguete, eastern, flank, montes, universales, sistema, ibérico, most, important, tributary, cabriel, river, flowing, t. The Jucar Spanish ˈxukaɾ or Xuquer Valencian ˈʃukeɾ is a river in Spain on the Iberian Peninsula The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete on the eastern flank of the Montes Universales in the Sistema Iberico Its most important tributary is the Cabriel Jucar River flowing through CuencaLocation of the Jucar RiverThe Jucar River flows first southward and then eastward through the towns of Cuenca Alcala del Jucar Cofrentes Alzira Sueca and Cullera a town located near its mouth into the Gulf of Valencia in the Mediterranean Sea It crosses the provinces of Cuenca Albacete and Valencia In 1982 the river Jucar broke the Tous Dam causing the biggest flood in Spanish history with a flow speed of 16 000 cubic metres per second killing more than 30 people This flood was the most important one in the whole history of Spain because at that time the people had thought that the Tous Dam was indestructible The flood was called La pantanada de Tous See also editList of rivers of Spain Rambla del PoyoReferences editExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jucar River Confederacio Hidrografica del Xuquer Plataforma Xuquer Viu Projecte de seguiment de la qualitat del Xuquer 39 10 22 28 N 0 17 41 07 W 39 1728556 N 0 2947417 W 39 1728556 0 2947417 This article related to a river in Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jucar amp oldid 1149470545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
