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Piedra (Spain)
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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.
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Piedra | |
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![]() The Piedra flowing through the Monasterio de Piedra area | |
![]() The watershed of the Piedra within the Ebro basin. | |
Native name | Río Piedra (Spanish) |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Region | Castile-La Mancha, Aragón |
District | province of Guadalajara, province of Zaragoza |
City | Campillo de Dueñas, Cimballa, Nuévalos, Carenas, Castejón de las Armas |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Campillo de Dueñas |
• location | province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain |
• coordinates | 40.833°N 1.655°W / 40.833; -1.655 |
• elevation | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) |
Mouth | Castejón de las Armas |
• location | province of Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain |
• coordinates | 41.319°N 1.810°W / 41.319; -1.810 |
• elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
Length | 76 km (47 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 1.22 m3/s (43 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Jalón→ Ebro→ Balearic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Mesa River |
• right | Ortiz, Munebraga |
River system | Ebro |
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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]