Aragón (river)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox river The Aragón (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a river in northern Spain, one of the left-hand tributaries of the river Ebro. It rises at Astún (province of Huesca) in the central Pyrenees Mountains, passes southwest through Jaca and Sangüesa (Navarre), and joins the Ebro at Milagro (Navarre), near Tudela. The name Aragón is related to the birth area of the former kingdom, which corresponds to the modern autonomous community of Aragón in Spain.

Watershed

The river, used for irrigation and hydroelectric power, is about Template:Convert long; its chief tributary is the Arga River.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

The Aragón flows past the barranco of Peñalén

Ecology

Non-government sanctioned re-introduction of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in Spain around 2003 has resulted in tell-tale beaver signs documented on a Template:Convert stretch on the lower course of the Aragón River and the area adjoining the Ebro River in Aragon, Spain.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

See also

• List of rivers of Spain

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