Segura (river)
| Segura | |
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The Segura River, at its passage by Murcia city. In the background Murcia's oldest bridge (Puente de los Peligros) | |
Course of the Segura | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fuente Segura, Sierra de Segura |
| • location | Jaén |
| • elevation | 1,413 m (4,636 ft) |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
• location | Guardamar del Segura, Alicante |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 325 km (202 mi) |
| Basin size | 19,525 km2 (7,539 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | Cieza: 26.3 m3/s (930 cu ft/s) |
Segura (Spanish and Valencian: [seˈɣuɾa] ⓘ; Latin: Thader; Arabic: شقورة, romanized: Shaqūrah, or وادي الأبيض Wādī l-Abyaḍ) is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain. It has its source in the Sierra de Segura.