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The Gaznata is a river of Spain located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, a left-bank tributary of the Alberche.[1]

Gaznata
Location
Country	Spain
Physical characteristics
Source	Fuente del Cuadrón
• location	Prado Cuadrón
• coordinates	40°37′16″N 4°29′1″W
Mouth	Alberche
• location	El Burguillo Reservoir
• coordinates	40°35′37″N 4°33′52″W
Length	27.20 km (16.90 mi)
Basin size	164.20 km2
Basin features
Progression	Alberche→ Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean
River system	Tagus
Tagus Basin

It springs out of the Fuente del Cuadrón, in the Prado Cuadrón area close to La Cañada [es].[2][3][4] Flowing southwards along a total length of 27.20 km,[5] it empties in the Alberche, specifically into El Burguillo Reservoir,[6] draining a catchment area of 164.20 km².[5]

The name Gaznata has been proposed to have a Berber origin, tentatively identified as "Wād-al-Zanāta", Zanāta referring to the Zenata berber tribe.[7]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Díez Herrero, Andrés (2001). Geomorfología e hidrología fluvial del río Alberche : modelos y S. I. G. para la gestión de riberas (PDF). Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
• Martínez Enamorado, Virgilio; Chavarría Vargas, Juan Antonio (2007). "Sobre el hidrónimo abulense Gaznata: una propuesta etimológica". Trasierra: Boletín de la Sociedad de Estudios del Valle del Tiétar (6): 121–132. ISSN 1137-5906.
• Rivera, Abelardo (1927), Guía geográfico-histórica de la provincia de Ávila (PDF), Madrid: Imprenta Artística Sáez Hermanos

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