Manzanares (river)

Manzanares
The Manzanares through El Pardo
The Manzanares river
Location
CountrySpain
RegionIberian Peninsula
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Arroyo de la Condesa and Arroyo de Valdemartín
 • locationManzanares el Real
 • coordinates40°46′28″N 3°57′20″W / 40.77444°N 3.95556°W / 40.77444; -3.95556
 • elevationc. 1,810 m (5,940 ft)
MouthJarama river
 • location
Rivas Vaciamadrid
 • coordinates
40°18′13″N 3°32′23″W / 40.30361°N 3.53972°W / 40.30361; -3.53972
 • elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Length92 km (57 mi)
Discharge 
 • average10–15 m3/s (350–530 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionJaramaTagusAtlantic Ocean

The Manzanares (Spanish pronunciation: [manθaˈnaɾes]) is a river in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, which flows from the Sierra de Guadarrama, passes through Madrid, and eventually empties into the Jarama river, which in turn is a right-bank tributary to the Tagus.

In its urban section, the Manzanares River was modified to create a section of water several meters deep, in some parts navigable by canoes. This project of channeling and damming has been partially reversed in a re-naturalization project.