Gallo (river)

River in Spain

Gallo

The Gallo as it passes through the Barranco de la Hoz

Location
Country| Spain
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Sierra del Tremedal
• coordinates| 40°31′N 1°41′W﻿ / ﻿40.517°N 1.683°W﻿ / 40.517; -1.683
Mouth|

• location

| Tagus

• coordinates

| 40°47′51″N 2°9′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.79750°N 2.15472°W﻿ / 40.79750; -2.15472
Length| 85 km (53 mi)
Basin size| 1,311 km2 (506 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression| Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean
Tagus Basin

The Gallo is a river in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, a right-bank tributary of the Tagus. It joins the Tagus in the latter's upper course.

It has its source in the Sierra del Tremedal, close to the municipality of Orihuela del Tremedal (province of Teruel).[1] It has a length of 85 km.[2] The river bends to the north in the settlement of Orihuela del Tremedal and it enters the province of Guadalajara.[3]

It discharges into the Tagus near the San Pedro Bridge.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Excursiones a pie y en bici. Alto Tajo". Grandes Espacios (in Spanish) (259). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
2. ^ Cortés Ruiz 2000, p. 216.
3. ^ Cortés Ruiz, María Elena (2000). Articulación jurisdiccional y estructura socioeconómica en la comarca de Molina de Aragón a lo largo de la baja Edad Media (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Servicio de Publicaciones. p. 217.
4. ^ Moreno, Ángel (2008). "'Alto Tajo': aproximación geográfica" (PDF). Narria: Estudios de Artes y Costumbres Populares (121-122 – 123-124). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: 5. ISSN 0210-9441.121-122+–+123-124&rft.pages=5&rft.date=2008&rft.issn=0210-9441&rft.aulast=Moreno&rft.aufirst=Ángel&rft_id=https://repositorio.uam.es/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10486/8716/46489_2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed;=y&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Gallo+(river)" class="Z3988">