Ebro
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| Origin | Pico de los Tres Mares, Cantabria, Spain |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
| Basin Countries | Spain |
| Length | 910 km (565 mi) |
| Source Elevation | 1,980 m |
| Avg. Discharge | 426 m³/s (15,046 ft³/s) |
| Watershed Area | 80,093 km² (30,924 mi²) |
The Ebro (Greek: Έβρος, Latin: Iberus, Spanish: Ebro, Catalan: Ebre) is Spain's most voluminous and second longest river. It starts at Fontibre (province of Cantabria), passes at Miranda de Ebro, Logroño, Zaragoza, Flix, Tortosa, and Amposta, and ends with a delta in the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona.
The zebra mussel is an invasive species that is extending upstream in Ebro waters.
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Name
The Latin name may be related to that of Iberia and the pre-Roman Iberians (and Celtiberians). It may have a relation to the modern Basque word ibar ("a kind of valley").
The valley of this river is the setting for the short story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway.
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