Tagus
| Tagus | |
|---|---|
View of Tagus River in Toledo, Spain | |
Tagus River basin (Interactive map) | |
| Etymology | Vulgar Latin taliāre, "to cut through" |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain, Portugal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fuente de García, Montes Universales |
| • location | Frías de Albarracín, Spain |
| • coordinates | 40°19′16″N 1°41′49″W / 40.321°N 1.697°W |
| • elevation | 1,593 m (5,226 ft) |
| Mouth | Estuary of the Tagus, Atlantic Ocean |
• location | Lisbon, Portugal |
• coordinates | 38°41′28″N 9°10′16″W / 38.691°N 9.171°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,007 km (626 mi) |
| Basin size | 80,100 km2 (30,900 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Guadiela, Algodor, Gévalo, Ibor, Almonte, Salor, Sever |
| • right | Gallo, Jarama, Guadarrama, Alberche, Tiétar, Alagón, Zêzere |
The Tagus (/ˈteɪɡəs/ TAY-gəs; Spanish: Tajo [ˈtaxo] ⓘ; Portuguese: Tejo [ˈtɛʒu]) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows 1,007 km (626 mi), generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon.