Segre (river)
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| Segre | |
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 The Segre in Lleida |
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| Origin | Pyrenees 42°24′8″N 2°6′31″E / 42.40222°N 2.10861°E |
| Mouth | Ebro 41°21′42″N 0°18′15″E / 41.36167°N 0.30417°ECoordinates: 41°21′42″N 0°18′15″E / 41.36167°N 0.30417°E |
| Basin countries | Spain, France, Andorra |
| Source elevation | 2400 m |
The Segre is a river tributary to the Ebro (Ebre in Catalan) with a basin comprising territories across three states: France, Andorra and Spain.
The river Segre, known to Romans and Greeks as Sicoris, has its sources on the north face of the Puigmal de Segre ("Segre's Peak") in the French department Pyrénées-Orientales (historically the comarca of Alta Cerdanya), in the Catalan Pyrenees.[1] It follows a western direction all along the Cerdanya (Cerdagne) Valley, and crosses the town Saillagouse, the Spanish exclave Llívia and Bourg-Madame.
It enters Spain at Puigcerdà and continues west until La Seu d'Urgell, where it meets the Valira River coming from Andorra. From this point it adopts a south-western course across the pre-Pyrenees (with several dams along its gorges) and the western plains of Catalonia. It passes through Balaguer, Lleida and flows into the Ebro at Mequinenza.
Among its tributaries: Valira (from Andorra), Noguera Pallaresa, Noguera Ribagorçana, Cinca.
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