The Mijares or Millars is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in Aragon

Aragon

Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...

 and the Valencian Community

Valencian Community

The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...

, eastern Spain

Spain

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. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...

 between Almassora

Almassora

Almassora is a municipality in the comarca of Plana Alta, Valencian Community, Spain.- History :There are ancient Iberian remains within the municipal term. Its present location is from Muslim origin and it is said that the place received its name from Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir 'Almansor', the...

 and Burriana

Burriana

Borriana or Burriana is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castellón, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. Its population exceeds 34,000, some of them recent immigrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe ....

. The Mijares River marks the southernmost limit of the Catalan Mediterranean System

Catalan Mediterranean System

The Catalan Mediterranean System, also known as Mediterranean System, Transversal Ibero-Pyrenaean System and Catalanid Systemis a wide coastal geographical region in Catalonia...

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This river originates at a height of 1,600 m in the Sierra de Gúdar

Sierra de Gúdar

Sierra de Gúdar is a mountain range in the Gúdar-Javalambre and Maestrazgo comarcas of Aragon and the Alto Mijares comarca of the Valencian Community, Spain. The highest point in the range is Peñarroya ....

, Sistema Ibérico

Sistema Ibérico

The Sistema Ibérico or Iberian System is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.It is a vast and complex system of mountain chains and massifs located in the central regions of the Iberian Peninsula, but reaching almost the Mediterranean coast in the Land of Valencia in the east.From...

. It is 156 km long, with a 4,028 km² wide basin and an average flow of 14.72 m³ per second at Cirat

Cirat

Cirat is a municipality of Valencia in the province of Castellón, Spain. It has a population of approximately 240 and is the capital of Alto Mijares.-Sources:*...

. This river is the main source of irrigation water for agriculture in the Plana Baixa

Plana Baixa

Plana Baixa is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.The main source of water for irrigation in the area is the Millars River.- Municipalities :*Aín*Alcúdia de Veo*Alfondeguilla*Almenara*Les Alqueríes*Artana*Betxí...

comarca.

External links

• Riu Millars video