The Sorbe is a right-bank tributary of the Henares, located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It forms part of the Tagus river basin.

Sorbe
The Sorbe near Cantalojas
Location
Country	Spain
Physical characteristics
Source	Sistema Central
• location	Galve de Sorbe
• coordinates	41°14′5″N 3°12′14″W
• elevation	~1,310 m (4,300 ft)
Mouth	Henares
• location	Humanes
• coordinates	40°51′2″N 3°7′44″W
• elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Length	79.5 km (49.4 mi)
Basin size	546 km2 (211 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Henares→ Jarama→ Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean
River system	Tagus
Tributaries
• right	Lillas [es], Sonsaz [es]
Tagus Basin

It has its source in the easternmost foothills of the Sistema Central at roughly 1,310 m above sea level,[1] formed upon the confluence of smaller streams, although it feeds downstream from right-bank tributaries born at a higher altitude, namely: the Lillas [es] and the Sonsaz [es].[2] It has a length of 79.5 km.[1] Running southwards through the Spanish province of Guadalajara,[3] it empties in the Henares at 700 m above sea level,[1] near Humanes.

It drains a basin of 546 km.².[2]

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Bibliography

• Fernández Izquierdo, Francisco; Alloza Aparicio, Ángel; Moreno Díaz del Campo, Francisco Javier (2016). La presa de el Vado y el canal del Jarama. Fundación Canal. p. 34. ISBN 978-84-945176-3-1. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
• Pastor Muñoz, Francisco Javier (1998). "Ocupaciones prehistóricas en el curso final del Rio Sorbe, provincia de Guadalajara, (comunidad de Castilla-La Mancha). (I)" (PDF). Wad-al-hayara (25): 7–49. ISSN 0214-7092.