Mesa (river)

Mesa River (Río Mesa)
View of the Mesa River in Jaraba
The watershed of the Piedra within the Ebro basin
Country	Spain
Basin
Main source	Sierra de Solorio, Guadalajara Province Castile-La Mancha 1,272 m (4,173 ft)
River mouth	Piedra River La Tranquera Dam, Aragón 691 m (2,267 ft) 41°14′33″N 1°48′37″W / 41.24250°N 1.81028°W / 41.24250; -1.81028 (Mouth of Mesa)Coordinates: 41°14′33″N 1°48′37″W / 41.24250°N 1.81028°W / 41.24250; -1.81028 (Mouth of Mesa)
Progression	Piedra - Jalón- Ebro - Mediterranean Sea
River system	Ebro
Physical characteristics
Length	54.17 kilometres (33.66 mi)

The Mesa River (Spanish: Río Mesa) is a river in the Sierra de Solorio range area, Iberian System, Spain. It is a tributary of the Piedra River.

There are trout in the river, but the population of the endangered European freshwater crayfish in the river has practically disappeared owing to the introduction of the North American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus).^[1]

Geography

It rises near Selas, in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha. The Mesa has an irregular flow, due to the long dry season of the summer months, with often heavy rainfall in the spring and autumn. It receives much water at Jaraba, where there are thermal springs.^[2]

The Mesa River cuts a deep canyon, locally known as Hoces del Río Mesa (Mesa River Gorges) or Valle del Mesa (Mesa Valley).^[3]

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