Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Location
- Mediterranean Sea
- Elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Length
- 17.7 km (11.0 mi)
- Basin size
- 1,039 km (401 sq mi)
- Average
- 4.33 m /s (153 cu ft/s)
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 16
- Image
- Rbesos03.jpg
- Length
- 17.7
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- watershed area
- 1038.31
- Commons category
- Besòs River
- discharge
- 4.33
- directions
- Polígon Industrial del Pla
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The Besòs ( Catalan pronunciation: [bəˈzɔs]; Spanish: Besós) is a river flowing through Catalonia, Spain, formed by the confluence of the Mogent and Congost rivers. It ends in the Mediterranean. Its full watershed includes the following cities: Aiguafreda, La Garriga, Sant Fost de Campsantelles, Canovelles, Granollers, Montmeló, Mollet del Vallès, Montcada i Reixac, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona and Sant Adrià de Besòs. Due to its Mediterranean climate, the river can have extreme discrepancies in flow depending on the weather.
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Mediterranean Sea
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Sant Adrià de Besòs
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Congost River
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Spain
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river
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city
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Barcelona
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Catalonia
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geographic coordinate system
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river mouth
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Granollers
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Santa Coloma de Gramenet
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Mollet del Vallès
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Montmeló
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Montcada i Reixac
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Llobregat
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La Garriga
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Canovelles
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Barcelonès
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Aiguafreda
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