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The Guadiela is a river in the Iberian Peninsula, a left-bank tributary of the Tagus and the latter's major upper-course tributary.[1][2]

Guadiela
Location
Country	Spain
Region	Castilla–La Mancha
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Fuente Pinilla (Serranía de Cuenca [es])
Mouth	Tagus
• coordinates	40°21′45″N 2°48′58″W
Length	117 kilometres (73 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean
Tagus Basin

The Guadiela has its source in the Serranía de Cuenca [es], near Cueva del Hierro,[3] at the Fuente Pinilla site.[4] It flows from East to West for 117 kilometres (73 mi),[2] passing through the Spanish province of Cuenca, emptying into the Tagus at the Bolarque reservoir,[5] on the border between the provinces of Cuenca and Guadalajara. It is dammed upstream by the Buendía reservoir [es].[1]

It receives the waters from the Cuervo [es], Guadamejud [es], Mayor [es] and Trabaque [es].[2]

The hydronym Guadiela is formed by 'Guad' (of Arabic origin, conveying the meaning of "river") and the '-iela' suffix (a diminutive).[6]

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