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Segura (river)
River in Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Spanish river. For other uses, see Segura (disambiguation).
Segura (Spanish and Valencian: [seˈɣuɾa] ⓘ; Latin: Thader; Arabic: شقورة, romanized: Shaqūrah, or وادي الأبيض Wādī l-Abyaḍ) is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain. It has its source in the Sierra de Segura.
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![]() The Segura River, at its passage by Murcia city. In the background Murcia's oldest bridge (Puente de los Peligros) | |
![]() Course of the Segura | |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Fuente Segura, Sierra de Segura, Jaén |
• elevation | 1,413 m (4,636 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Guardamar del Segura, Alicante |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 325 km (202 mi) |
Basin size | 19,525 km2 (7,539 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | Cieza: 26.3 m3/s (930 cu ft/s) |
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