Guadalete River

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The Guadalete River is a significant waterway in southern Spain that flows through the region of Andalusia before emptying into the Bay of Cádiz near El Puerto de Santa María.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Guadalete River canonical 16
Guadalete river basin 3
Guadalete River basin 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Spain
battleDate 711
battleOccurredOn Battle of Guadalete
category Rivers of Andalusia
Rivers of Spain
country Spain
crosses Sierra de Cádiz
drainageBasinArea approximately 3,600 km²
etymology name derived from Arabic "Wadi Lakka" or similar form
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThrough Arcos de la Frontera
Bornos
El Puerto de Santa María
Jerez de la Frontera
Province of Cádiz
linked to: Cádiz Province

Villamartín
formsReservoir Embalse de Arcos
Embalse de Bornos
hasBridge Puente de la Barca (El Puerto de Santa María)
hasDam Arcos Dam
Bornos Dam
hasUse drinking water supply
hydroelectric power (small scale)
irrigation
recreation
historicalRole associated with the Muslim conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom
historicalSignificance site of the Battle of Guadalete
length approximately 157 km
locatedIn Andalusia
Iberian Peninsula
southern Spain
mouth Bay of Cádiz
mouthElevation 0 m
mouthLocation near El Puerto de Santa María
nearbyCity Cádiz
linked to: Cadiz
nearbyProtectedArea Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
partOf Guadalete basin
region Costa de la Luz
sourceElevation approximately 1,000 m
sourceLocation Sierra de Grazalema
sourceRegion Province of Cádiz
linked to: Cádiz Province
tributaryOf Bay of Cádiz
waterManagement used for agricultural regulation
used for flood control

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andalusia hasRiver Guadalete River
Jerez de la Frontera locatedOn Guadalete River
Southern Spain hasRiver Guadalete River
subject linked to: southern Spain
El Puerto de Santa María hasRiver Guadalete River
Arcos de la Frontera locatedOn Guadalete River
Bornos locatedOn Guadalete River
Guadalete basin drainedBy Guadalete River
Sierra de Grazalema riverSource Guadalete River
Embalse de Bornos partOf Guadalete river basin
linked to: Guadalete River
Embalse de Bornos inflow Guadalete River
Embalse de Bornos outflow Guadalete River
Puente de la Barca (El Puerto de Santa María) watercourseRegion Guadalete River basin
linked to: Guadalete River
Sierra de Cádiz locatedNear Guadalete River
Embalse de Arcos partOf Guadalete river basin
linked to: Guadalete River
Embalse de Arcos locatedOnRiver Guadalete River
Arcos Dam locatedOnRiver Guadalete River
Arcos Dam watercourse Guadalete River
Arcos Dam partOf Guadalete river basin
linked to: Guadalete River
Bornos Dam crosses Guadalete River
Bornos Dam riverBasin Guadalete River basin
linked to: Guadalete River
Cádiz Peninsula nearbyBodyOfWater Guadalete River estuary
linked to: Guadalete River