Guadalmellato

The Guadalmellato is a 110.5 km long river in Andalusia, Spain. It is a right hand tributary to the Guadalquivir. The Guadalmellato River has two dams.

Guadalmellato
Puente Mocho bridge over the Guadalmellato near Alcolea, Córdoba.
Location
Country	Spain
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Guadalmellato Reservoir, Córdoba Province
• elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Mouth
• location	Guadalquivir, near Alcolea
• elevation	111 m (364 ft)
Length	110.5 km (68.7 mi)
Basin size	2,501.8 km2 (966.0 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Guadalquivir→ Gulf of Cádiz

Course

The source of the Guadalmellato is at the Guadalmellato Reservoir where the waters of the Guadalbarbo, Cuzna and Varas meet; these are small rivers bringing waters from the Sierra Morena and subject to seasonal variations. The Guadalmellato flows roughly southwards for about 5 km into the San Rafael de Navallana Reservoir. Further downstream it meets the right bank of the Guadalquivir just east of Alcolea.^[1]

Part of the waters of the Guadalmellato are diverted before it flows into the Guadalquivir by means of a canal that runs parallel to the river. After flowing through Alcolea and parts of Córdoba town the canal ends near Villarrubia, a suburb of Córdoba.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Spain
• List of Roman bridges