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Besòs (river)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Besòs (Catalan pronunciation: [bəˈzɔs], Besós, Spanish pronunciation: [beˈsos]) is a river flowing through Catalonia, Spain, formed by the confluence of the Mogent and Congost rivers. It ends in the Mediterranean. Its full watershed includes the following cities: Aiguafreda, La Garriga, Sant Fost de Campsantelles, Canovelles, Granollers, Montmeló, Mollet del Vallès, Montcada i Reixac, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona and Sant Adrià de Besòs. Due to its Mediterranean climate, the river can have extreme discrepancies in flow depending on the weather.

Flows through: Spain.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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