Guadalquivir

Guadalquivir
Montoro situated on a bend of the river.
Location of the Guadalquivir
Etymologyfrom الوادي الكبير (al-wādī l-kabīr), "the great valley" or "the great river" in Arabic
Location
CountrySpain
RegionAndalusia
CitiesCórdoba, Seville
Physical characteristics
SourceCañada de las Fuentes
 • locationCazorla Range, Quesada, Jaén
MouthAtlantic Ocean
 • location
Almonte (Huelva) and Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz).
 • coordinates
36°47′N 6°21′W / 36.783°N 6.350°W / 36.783; -6.350
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length657 km (408 mi)
Basin size56,978 km2 (21,999 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationAlmonte (Huelva) and Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz).
 • average164.3 m3/s (5,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGuadiana Menor, Guadalbullón, Guadajoz, Genil, Corbones, Guadaira
 • rightGuadalimar, Jándula, Yeguas, Guadalmellato, Guadiato, Bembézar, Viar, Rivera de Huelva, Guadiamar

The Guadalquivir (/ˌɡwɑːdəlkɪˈvɪər/, also UK: /-kwɪˈ-/, US: /-kˈ-, ˌɡwɑːdəlˈkwɪvər/,[1][2][3] Spanish: [ɡwaðalkiˈβiɾ]) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable from Seville to the Gulf of Cádiz, but in Roman times it was navigable from Córdoba.

  1. ^ "Guadalquivir". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Guadalquivir" (US) and "Guadalquivir". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01.
  3. ^ "Guadalquivir". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 30 May 2019.