Lagunas de Ruidera

Lagunas de Ruidera
LocationCampo de Montiel, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Coordinates39°15′N 2°52′W / 39.250°N 2.867°W / 39.250; -2.867
TypeGroup of small lakes
Basin countriesSpain
Water volume23.06 hm³ (6,222.51 ac-ft)
SettlementsRuidera, Ossa de Montiel, Villahermosa
Designations
Official nameLagunas de Ruidera
Designated23 September 2011
Reference no.2069[1]
Small waterfall in Laguna de Santos Morcillo

The Lagunas de Ruidera are a group of small lakes in the Campo de Montiel, Castilla-La Mancha, between Albacete Province, and Ciudad Real Province, Spain. Most of the lakes are interconnected and their total water amount may reach 23.06 hm3, which is considerable by the standards of other lakes in the Iberian Peninsula.

The largest lakes are Laguna Colgada and Laguna del Rey. The area near the lakes is a tourist site, with small hotels, restaurants, camping sites and private villas, located mostly in or around Ruidera town.[2] The area can be reached from Ossa de Montiel or Villahermosa.

  1. ^ "Lagunas de Ruidera". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Lagunas de Ruidera. Parque Natural