| Zumeta Rio Zumeta | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Albacete |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 38°10′36″N 2°27′29″W / 38.17673547336863°N 2.45795972649657°W |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Basin size | 355 km2 (137 sq mi) |
The Zumeta River, or Río Zumeta in Spanish, is a river in southeastern Spain in the Province of Albacete, Spain.[1] The Zumeta is a formed from a confluence of various streams near Santiago de la Espada in the Province of Jaén. It is a tributary of the Segura River.[2]
Course
The Zumeta flows by the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, serving first as a park border then as a border of the Province of Albacete before it flows into the Segura River.
Flora and Fauna
The Zumeta, together with the Aguacebas River, the Madera River, and the Anchuricas Reservoir (el Embalse de Anchuricas), is one of the areas of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park designated as a high-mountain trout fishing area with rules for catch-and-release fishing of the brown trout.[3]
The Zumeta is protected as a natural river reserve from its point of origin to the Novia Reservoir.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ "CEDEX: Datos físicos de las corrientes clasificadas por el C.E.H. Madrid, 1965" (PDF). Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Jaén recupera su trucha pese a la sequía". Ideal (in Spanish). 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ↑ "Reserva Natural Fluvial Río Zumeta (desde su nacimiento hasta el Embalse de la Novia)". www.miteco.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
Bibliography
- Carreño Cuevas, A. y Mateo Saura, M.A.: Investigaciones de arte rupestre en la cuenca del río Zumeta (Albacete y Jaén), II Congreso de Historia de Albacete: del 22 al 25 de noviembre de 2000, Vol. 1, 2002 (Arqueología y prehistoria / coord. por Rubí Sanz Gamo), ISBN 84-95394-40-5, págs. 103-109.