Almanzora (river)


The Almanzora River is a river in the province of Almería in Andalusia, Spain.
The Almanzora river rises on the northern slope of the Sierra de Los Filabres on the border between the provinces of Granada and Almeria. It passes through the cities of Seron, Tíjola, Purchena Cantoria, Albox, Arboleas and Zurgena, and passes near the town of Huercal Overa, through the town of Cuevas del Almanzora before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in Punta del Rio, between Palomares and Villaricos, after a journey of.
Sometimes it becomes swollen as in September 2012. A previous flood occurred in October 1973.
The Almanzora basin is bounded to the south by the Sierra de los Filabres, which rises to. Other highlights are the Tetica Bacares at and Dos Picos at. To the south, neighboring watersheds are those of Andarax River, the Rio de Aguas and Antas river.
To the west and north, it is bounded by the Sierra de las Estancias, which includes the Sierra de Lúcar at, the Sierra del Madroñal at, the Sierra de Oria at and the Sierra del Saliente at. To the west, adjoining watersheds is that of the Guadalquivir.
To the east it is bounded by the top of Cabezo de la Jara at, by the Sierra de Enmedio which rises to at Cerro del Medro, by the Sierra de la Almenara at and the Almagrera sierra, which rises to at Mount Tenerife. Toward the north and east, the watershed is that of Segura.
The Ancient Romans called it the Surbo, from Latin flumen superbum, "superb river", for its terrible floods. Its present name derives from the Arabic al-Mansura, "place of victory".