Gaznata
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
SourceFuente del Cuadrón
  locationPrado Cuadrón
  coordinates40°37′16″N 4°29′1″W / 40.62111°N 4.48361°W / 40.62111; -4.48361
MouthAlberche
  location
El Burguillo Reservoir
  coordinates
40°35′37″N 4°33′52″W / 40.59361°N 4.56444°W / 40.59361; -4.56444
Length27.20 km (16.90 mi)
Basin size164.20 km2
Basin features
ProgressionAlbercheTagusAtlantic Ocean
River systemTagus
Tagus Basin

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

It springs out of the Fuente del Cuadrón, in the Prado Cuadrón area close to La Cañada.[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
  1. Rivera 1927, p. 36.
  2. Rivera 1927, p. 245.
  3. "El Herradón de Pinares, Ávila". www.mineralesweb.es. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  4. Zamora, Tribuna de (2012-09-27). "¿Qué se esconde detrás del Misterio en Prado Cuadrón?". www.tribunazamora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  5. 1 2 Díez Herrero 2001, p. 58.
  6. Martínez Enamorado & Chavarría Vargas 2007, p. 121.
  7. Martínez Enamorado & Chavarría Vargas 2007, pp. 124–125.
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