Zumeta

Coordinates: 38°10′36″N 2°27′29″W / 38.17673547336863°N 2.45795972649657°W / 38.17673547336863; -2.45795972649657
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Zumeta
Rio Zumeta
Zumeta is located in Spain
Zumeta
Location of mouth
Location
CountrySpain
ProvinceAlbacete
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
38°10′36″N 2°27′29″W / 38.17673547336863°N 2.45795972649657°W / 38.17673547336863; -2.45795972649657
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin size355 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Jaén recupera su trucha pese a la sequía". Ideal (in Spanish). 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  4. ^ "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[edit]

  • 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.