Piedra (Spain)

Piedra
The Piedra flowing through the Monasterio de Piedra area
The watershed of the Piedra within the Ebro basin.
Native nameRío Piedra (Spanish)
Location
CountrySpain
RegionCastile-La Mancha, Aragón
Districtprovince of Guadalajara,
province of Zaragoza
CityCampillo de Dueñas, Cimballa,
Nuévalos, Carenas, Castejón de las Armas
Physical characteristics
SourceCampillo de Dueñas
 • locationprovince of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
 • coordinates40°49′59″N 1°39′18″W / 40.833°N 1.655°W / 40.833; -1.655
 • elevation1,195 m (3,921 ft)
MouthCastejón de las Armas
 • location
province of Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
 • coordinates
41°19′08″N 1°48′36″W / 41.319°N 1.810°W / 41.319; -1.810
 • elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Length76 km (47 mi)
Discharge 
 • average1.22 m3/s (43 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionJalónEbroBalearic Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftMesa River
 • rightOrtiz, Munebraga
River systemEbro

The Piedra (Spanish: Río Piedra) is a river in the Iberian System area, Spain. It is a tributary of the river Jalón. The waters have a high concentration of calcium carbonate[1] which is deposited on plant life near the source, giving the river its name Río Piedra, which means 'stone river' in English.

The population of the endangered European freshwater crayfish in the river and its tributaries has practically disappeared owing to the introduction of the North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ijes-may-2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Río Piedra, Entorno Natural en la Provincia de Zaragoza