Continental Waters

Rivers We can group the rivers of Spain into three different watersheds. Each river has a drainage basin Includes the main river and tributaries The Cantabrian watershed Rivers are short with a regular flow. They flow down steep terrain. Nalón Nervión Bidasoa The Atlantic Watershed Rivers are long. Carry a lot of water but have irregular flow Miño Duero Tagus Guadiana Guadalquivir The Mediterranean Watershed Rivers are short (exept for the Ebro). Don´t carry much water and have irregular flow LLogrebat Ebro Mijares Turia Júcar Segura The Balearic and Canary Islands don´t have any permanent rivers short streams and torrents only carry water after heavy rains Lakes Lakes in Spain tend to be small and not very deep. The most important is the Lake Sanabria. We can also find lagoons Smaller and shallower than lakes Often dry out in the summer Wetlands Lands covered by shallow waters. Marshes of the Guadalquivir.  Marshes of the Guadalquivir  The Ebro delta Aquifers Water found under the ground. Northern and southern sub-plateaus Canary and Balearic Islands