Carrión (river)

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The Carrión is a river in northern Spain. Its source is in the mountain range called Fuentes Carrionas, and it is a tributary of the river Pisuerga, into which it flows just upstream from Valladolid. The entire course of the river is within the province of Palencia, where in addition to the capital it flows through the towns of Guardo, Saldaña and Carrión de los Condes.

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Carrión
The Carrión in Palencia
Location
Country Spain
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationFuentes Carrionas, Province of Palencia
Mouth 
  location
Pisuerga River
Length179 km (111 mi)
Basin size3,351 km2 (1,294 sq mi)
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