Cardener
Encyclopedia
The Cardener is a river
in Catalonia
, Spain
. Its source is at Les Fonts del Cardener in the
municipality of La Coma i la Pedra
(Solsonès
) at an elevation
of 1050 m. It drains a basin of
1500 km². It passes through the reservoir
of Sant Ponç (25 hm3) between Olius
and
Clariana de Cardener
(Solsonès), Cardona
, Súria
and Manresa
(Bages
) before joining the Llobregat
from the left at Castellgalí
(Bages).
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. Its source is at Les Fonts del Cardener in the
municipality of La Coma i la Pedra
La Coma i la Pedra
La Coma i la Pedra is a municipality in the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Lord valley in the north of the comarca. The Cardener river has its source in the territory of the municipality...
(Solsonès
Solsonès
Solsonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* Castellar de la Ribera - pop. 153* Clariana de Cardener - pop. 151...
) at an elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1050 m. It drains a basin of
1500 km². It passes through the reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
of Sant Ponç (25 hm3) between Olius
Olius
Olius is a municipality in the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Cardener river above the reservoir of Sant Ponç. The village is served by the C-149 road between Solsona and Berga. The church of Sant Esteve d'Olius is a protected historico-artistic monument.-...
and
Clariana de Cardener
Clariana de Cardener
Clariana de Cardener is a municipality in the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Cardener river below the reservoir of Sant Ponç. The village is served by the C-1410 road between Cardona and Solsona.- Subdivisions :...
(Solsonès), Cardona
Cardona
Cardona is a town ìn Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona; about 90 km northwest of the city of Barcelona, on a hill almost surrounded by the river Cardoner, a branch of the Llobregat.Near the town is an extensive deposit of rock salt...
, Súria
Súria
Súria is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Cardener river between Manresa and Cardona....
and Manresa
Manresa
Manresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa María de la Seo....
(Bages
Bages
Bages is a comarca in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener...
) before joining the Llobregat
Llobregat
The Llobregat is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain. It originates in Castellar de n'Hug at an altitude of 1,259 meters in the Serra del Cadí, and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona...
from the left at Castellgalí
Castellgalí
Castellgalí is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Llobregat river and the Cardener river.The railway station serves both the FGC line R5 between Barcelona and...
(Bages).