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The Alberche is a river in the provinces of Ávila, Madrid and Toledo, central Spain. It begins its course at 1,800 m in Fuente Alberche, San Martín de la Vega del Alberche municipal term, Ávila Province. It forms the natural division between the Sierra de Gredos and the Sierra de Guadarrama, in the Sistema Central.

Key facts

River.name
Alberche
River.image
Alberche Aldea del Fresno 2.jpg
River.image_caption
The Alberche near Aldea del Fresno
River.map
Alberche.png
River.source1
Fuente Alberche, Sierra de Villafranca
River.source1_location
Ávila Province
River.mouth
Tagus
River.mouth_location
Talavera de la Reina
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Spain
River.extra
Tagus Basin

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The Alberche is a river in the provinces of Ávila, Madrid and Toledo, central Spain. It begins its course at 1,800 m in Fuente Alberche, San Martín de la Vega del Alberche municipal term, Ávila Province. It forms the natural division between the Sierra de Gredos and the Sierra de Guadarrama, in the Sistema Central.

The Alberche flows roughly from NW to SE and bends sharply midway in its course to flow from NE to SW. It meets the Tagus a few kilometres east of Talavera de la Reina. This river has the following dams along its course: Burguillo, Charco del Cura, San Juan, Picadas, and Cazalegas. Alberche Beach is a sandy beach stretch on the banks of the Alberche River, a favorite spot for vacationers from Madrid.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alberche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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