The Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation:[ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain, after the Ter. It flows into the Mediterranean south of the city of Barcelona. Its name could have originated in an ancient Latin word meaning 'dark', 'muddy' or 'slippery', or from Rubricatus, "red."[1][2]
The Llobregat originates at an elevation of 1,259 metres (4,131 ft) in the Serra del Cadí, within the limits of Castellar de n'Hug municipality, Berguedàcomarca. The total length of the river is over 170 kilometres (110 mi). At Martorell, the RomanVia Augusta crosses the river on the Devil's bridge, which dates from the High Middle Ages in its current form. The C-16 highway is also known as the 'Llobregat Axis' (Catalan: Eix del Llobregat) for its largest stretch follows the valley of the Llobregat.
The Llobregat is heavily managed in its lower course and water that was previously lost to the sea is now pumped upstream to increase the natural flow, recharge the river deltawetlands and control seawater incursion.
^. The Visigoth. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^Bofarull i Terrades, Manuel. Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: pobles, rius, muntanyes, 2002.
^"Ajuntament del Prat de Llobregat". Ajuntament del Prat de Llobregat.
Further readingedit
S. Sabater & A. Ginebreda & D. Barceló (Editors): The Llobregat: The Story of a Polluted Mediterranean River. Springer, 2012. ISBN978-3-642-30938-0
External linksedit
Media related to Llobregat at Wikimedia Commons
River Llobregat Water Reclamation Project
March 09, 2024
llobregat, this, article, about, river, catalonia, spain, other, uses, disambiguation, catalan, pronunciation, ʎuβɾəˈɣat, second, longest, river, catalonia, spain, after, flows, into, mediterranean, south, city, barcelona, name, could, have, originated, ancien. This article is about the river in Catalonia Spain For other uses see Llobregat disambiguation The Llobregat Catalan pronunciation ʎubɾeˈɣat is the second longest river in Catalonia Spain after the Ter It flows into the Mediterranean south of the city of Barcelona Its name could have originated in an ancient Latin word meaning dark muddy or slippery or from Rubricatus red 1 2 LlobregatView of the Llobregat River in Olesa de MontserratLocationCountrySpainProvinceBarcelonaPhysical characteristicsSource locationSerra del Cadi elevation1 259 m 4 131 ft Mouth locationMediterranean Sea coordinates41 17 53 N 2 08 17 E 41 29806 N 2 13806 E 41 29806 2 13806 elevation0 m 0 ft Length170 km 110 mi Basin size4 948 3 km2 1 910 5 sq mi Discharge average20 77 m3 s 733 cu ft s Basin featuresTributaries leftRiera de Merles Riera Gavarresa Riera de Rubi Riera de Vallvidrera rightBastareny Cardener AnoiaPont del Diable over the Llobregat in Martorell Contents 1 Course 2 Tributaries 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksCourse editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Llobregat news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Llobregat originates at an elevation of 1 259 metres 4 131 ft in the Serra del Cadi within the limits of Castellar de n Hug municipality Bergueda comarca The total length of the river is over 170 kilometres 110 mi At Martorell the Roman Via Augusta crosses the river on the Devil s bridge which dates from the High Middle Ages in its current form The C 16 highway is also known as the Llobregat Axis Catalan Eix del Llobregat for its largest stretch follows the valley of the Llobregat The river ends in the Mediterranean Sea forming the Llobregat Delta in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat near Barcelona on the left bank The delta provided a large extension of fertile land close to the city of Barcelona but is now largely paved urbanized and covered by infrastructure such as the Barcelona El Prat international Airport 3 The Llobregat is heavily managed in its lower course and water that was previously lost to the sea is now pumped upstream to increase the natural flow recharge the river delta wetlands and control seawater incursion Tributaries editThe main tributaries of the Llobregat are Right tributaries Bastareny Cardener Anoia Left tributaries Riera de Merles Riera Gavarresa Riera de Rubi Riera de Vallvidrera also known as la RieradaSee also editList of rivers of Spain Baix Llobregat Besos river References edit Barcino etymology The Origins of Barcelona The Visigoth 12 May 2016 Archived from the original on 2 December 2021 Retrieved 30 April 2018 Bofarull i Terrades Manuel Origen dels noms geografics de Catalunya pobles rius muntanyes 2002 Ajuntament del Prat de Llobregat Ajuntament del Prat de Llobregat Further reading editS Sabater amp A Ginebreda amp D Barcelo Editors The Llobregat The Story of a Polluted Mediterranean River Springer 2012 ISBN 978 3 642 30938 0External links edit nbsp Media related to Llobregat at Wikimedia Commons River Llobregat Water Reclamation Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Llobregat amp oldid 1186794010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
