Jarama

Jarama
Jarama River in Titulcia
Path of the Jarama
Location
Country	Spain
State	Guadalajara, Madrid
Region	Iberian Peninsula
Physical characteristics
Source	Peña Cebollera
• location	Sierra de Ayllón
• coordinates	41°9′58″N 3°32′18″W / 41.16611°N 3.53833°W / 41.16611; -3.53833
• elevation	2,119 m (6,952 ft)
Mouth	Tagus
• location	near Aranjuez
• coordinates	40°1′51″N 3°38′59″W / 40.03083°N 3.64972°W / 40.03083; -3.64972
• elevation	494 m (1,621 ft)
Length	194 km (121 mi)
Basin size	5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	31.7 m3/s (1,120 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean
River system	Tagus
Tributaries
• left	Henares, Tajuña
• right	Lozoya, Guadalix, Manzanares
Tagus Basin

Jarama (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈɾama]) is a river in central Spain. It flows north to south and passes east of Madrid where the El Atazar Dam is built on a tributary, the Lozoya River. It flows into the river Tagus in Aranjuez. The Manzanares is a tributary of the Jarama.