Tormes basin

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The Tormes basin is the drainage area of the Tormes River in western Spain, encompassing parts of the Central System mountains and surrounding plains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
containsLandform alluvial plains
intermontane valleys
mountainous headwaters
containsReservoir Alberche-Tormes system reservoirs
Santa Teresa Reservoir NERFINISHED
containsRiver Tormes River NERFINISHED
containsTown Alba de Tormes NERFINISHED
Béjar NERFINISHED
country Spain
crossesAutonomousCommunity Castile and León NERFINISHED
Castile-La Mancha NERFINISHED
drainagePattern dendritic drainage pattern
drains Tormes River NERFINISHED
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
continental Mediterranean climate
hasEconomicActivity dryland farming
hydroelectric generation
irrigated agriculture
tourism
hasElevationRange mountain headwaters to lowland plains
hasHydrologicalFeature regulated by reservoirs
seasonal flow variability
snowmelt contribution from Central System
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
hydropower production
livestock grazing
hydrologicalSystem Douro River system NERFINISHED
includesMountainRange Central System NERFINISHED
includesProvince Salamanca NERFINISHED
Zamora NERFINISHED
Ávila NERFINISHED
includesRegion Castile and León NERFINISHED
includesSubrange Sierra de Béjar NERFINISHED
Sierra de Gredos NERFINISHED
locatedIn western Spain NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Spain NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
mainCityInBasin Salamanca NERFINISHED
Ávila NERFINISHED
managedBy Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero NERFINISHED
mouthRiver Douro River NERFINISHED
partOf Douro basin NERFINISHED
riverSystemRole left-bank tributary basin of the Douro
sourceRegionOfMainRiver Sierra de Gredos NERFINISHED

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