Bardenas Canal

Bardenas Canal
A bridge spans over a turquoise canal surrounded by dry terrain and trees.
The Bardenas canal as it passes through Sádaba (Zaragoza).
A topographical map showing the location of Bardenas Canal in northern Spain
A topographical map showing the location of Bardenas Canal in northern Spain
Bardenas Canal
Location in Spain
Location Spain
Coordinates42°37′00″N 1°11′00″W / 42.616669°N 1.183331°W / 42.616669; -1.183331
Managing agencyEbro Hydrographic Confederation
Built1960

The Bardenas Canal is an aqueduct that carries water from the Navarre town of Yesa, in northern Spain, to the southern part of Navarre and Zaragoza.

It originates at the dam of the Yesa reservoir, where the Pyrenean waters of the Aragón river accumulate to be transferred to irrigate the Bardenas Reales and the Aragonese region of Cinco Villas, and ends at the Ardisa reservoir, on the Gállego river. It contributes 8 hm³ (cubic hectometers) to the El Ferial reservoir in Bardenas.[1]

  1. ^ "El Canal de Bardenas" (in Spanish). Zaragoza (Spain): Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2007.