Guadalete River

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The Guadalete River is a significant waterway in southern Spain that flows through the region of Andalusia before emptying into the Bay of Cádiz near El Puerto de Santa María.

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Guadalete River canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Spain
battleDate 711
battleOccurredOn Battle of Guadalete
category Rivers of Andalusia
Rivers of Spain
country Spain
crosses Sierra de Cádiz
drainageBasinArea approximately 3,600 km²
etymology name derived from Arabic "Wadi Lakka" or similar form
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThrough Arcos de la Frontera
Bornos
El Puerto de Santa María
Jerez de la Frontera
Cádiz Province
surface form: Province of Cádiz

Villamartín
formsReservoir Embalse de Arcos
Embalse de Bornos
hasBridge Puente de la Barca (El Puerto de Santa María)
hasDam Arcos Dam
Bornos Dam
hasUse drinking water supply
hydroelectric power (small scale)
irrigation
recreation
historicalRole associated with the Muslim conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom
historicalSignificance site of the Battle of Guadalete
length approximately 157 km
locatedIn Andalusia
Iberian Peninsula
southern Spain
mouth Bay of Cádiz
mouthElevation 0 m
mouthLocation near El Puerto de Santa María
nearbyCity Cadiz
surface form: Cádiz
nearbyProtectedArea Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
partOf Guadalete basin
region Costa de la Luz
sourceElevation approximately 1,000 m
sourceLocation Sierra de Grazalema
sourceRegion Cádiz Province
surface form: Province of Cádiz
tributaryOf Bay of Cádiz
waterManagement used for agricultural regulation
used for flood control

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andalusia hasRiver Guadalete River
Jerez de la Frontera locatedOn Guadalete River
southern Spain hasRiver Guadalete River
subject surface form: Southern Spain
El Puerto de Santa María hasRiver Guadalete River