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Bernesga River

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The Bernesga is a river in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It is born near the Puerto de Pajares in the Cantabrian Mountains at around 1,580 metres above mean sea level, running along around 80 km throughout territory of the Spanish province of León until discharging into the Esla near Vega de Infanzones and . The road connecting Asturias and the Meseta Central runs parallel to the river.

Key facts

River.name
Bernesga
River.image
Rio Bernesga su paso por Carbajal de la Legua.jpg
River.image_caption
The Bernesga near
River.source1
Cantabrian Mountains
River.source1_location
Villamanín
River.mouth
Esla
River.mouth_location
Vega de Infanzones
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Spain
River.progression
Esla→ Douro→ Atlantic Ocean

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Spain
Located in
León Province
Image
Puente de San Marcos II.jpg
Length
77
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watershed area
1162
discharge
712
tributary
Torío
Commons category
Bernesga River
mouth of the watercourse
Esla
origin of the watercourse
Puerto de Pajares
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The Bernesga is a river in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It is born near the Puerto de Pajares in the Cantabrian Mountains at around 1,580 metres above mean sea level, running along around 80 km throughout territory of the Spanish province of León until discharging into the Esla near Vega de Infanzones and . The road connecting Asturias and the Meseta Central runs parallel to the river.

Featuring a catchment area of around 1,187.6 km2, it receives contributions from the Camplongo, , Casares, and , among other tributaries.

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

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