Gaià River

For the river in Romania, see Gaia River.
Gaià
The Gaià River at l'Altrera near Santes Creus
Map
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSanta Coloma de Queralt
Mouth 
 • location
Mediterranean Sea
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin size423.8 km2 (163.6 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.57 m3/s (20 cu ft/s)

The Gaià (Catalan pronunciation: [gəˈja]) is a 59 km long river in Tarragona Province, Catalonia.

Course

Its source is at Santa Coloma de Queralt, situated in the Catalan Central Depression, gathering the waters of the Serra de Brufaganya and Serra de Queralt mountain ranges. It flows through deep gorges across the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range and then close to Santes Creus and, at the end, into the Mediterranean at the Tamarit Castle, Tarragonès, near Altafulla forming a coastal lagoon separated from the sea by a sandbar. The river mouth is a protected area.[1]

Tributaries

Its main tributaries are:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Desembocadura del riu Gaià; Fitxes descriptives de zones humides" (PDF). Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-23.
  2. ^ Josep M. Calbet& Teresa M. Jové, Alt Camp: marc físic marc humà, Generalitat de Catalunya. Valls May 1983 ISBN 84-300-8291-3

41°13′12″N 1°20′39″E / 41.22000°N 1.34417°E / 41.22000; 1.34417


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