Aragón (river)

Aragón
File:Valle rio aragon.jpg Aragón river valley in the Huesca province
File:Watershed of the Aragon-fr.png Watershed of the Aragón (in dark yellow)
Location
Country	Spain
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central Pyrenees
Mouth
• location	Ebro River
Basin features
Progression	Ebro→ Balearic Sea

The Aragón (Spanish: Río Aragón; Basque: Aragon Ibaia) 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 129 kilometres (80 mi) long; its chief tributary is the Arga River.

File:El rio Aragon visto desde lo alto del barranco de Penalen.jpg

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 60-kilometre (37 mi) stretch on the lower course of the Aragón River and the area adjoining the Ebro River in Aragon, Spain.

See also

• List of rivers of Spain