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After exiting Bucharest, the Dâmbovița water were polluted, due to the hundreds of millions of cubic meters of raw sewage that were dumped every year directly into the channel below the river, but now the quality of water is much improved. [9] [10] In Bucharest, the river is vertically divided into 2 separated parts.
The main stem river of a catchment is labelled as ms, left-bank tributaries are indicated by l, right-bank tributaries by r. Where a named river derives from the confluence of two differently named rivers these are labelled as ls and rs for the left and right forks (the rivers on the left and right, relative to an observer facing downstream).
It passes through the city of Bucharest and the villages and towns Călugăreni, Bălănești, Ghimpați, Ciocănești, Crevedia, Buftea, Mogoșoaia, Pantelimon and Cernica. Its length is 101 km (63 mi) and its basin size is 643 km 2 (248 sq mi). [2] The following lakes are built on the river: Lake Moarta; Lake Ciocănești I; Lake Ciocănești I
It includes the river's confluence with the Guadiana Menor and the Genil. [4] The latter confluence is located between Palma del Río and Peñaflor. The lower course of the Guadalquivir runs from Palma del Río to the sea. [6] On its lower course, the Guadalquivir is joined by the river Corbonés and (from the north west) by the Rivera de ...
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The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
The scenic Douro railway line runs close to the river. Adjacent areas produce port (a mildly fortified wine) and other agricultural produce. A small tributary of the river has the Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site which is considered important to the archaeological pre-historic patrimony, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Source of the Turia River, known as Guadalaviar, in the Montes Universales A view of the river as it passes through the Albarracín Mountains.. The Turia or Túria [1] is a river in Spain, which has its source in the Montes Universales in the mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico, Teruel province.