Manzanares (river)

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Manzanares
The Manzanares through El Pardo
The Manzanares river
Location
Country	Spain
Region	Iberian Peninsula
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Arroyo de la Condesa and Arroyo de Valdemartín
• location	Manzanares el Real
• coordinates	40°46′28″N 3°57′20″W / 40.77444°N 3.95556°W / 40.77444; -3.95556
• elevation	c. 1,810 m (5,940 ft)
Mouth	Jarama 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)
Length	92 km (57 mi)
Discharge
• average	10–15 m3/s (350–530 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Jarama→ Tagus→ Atlantic 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.