The Rio Guadalfeo is a small river in the province of Granada, Spain

Spain

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 between the Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada (Spain)

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....

 mountain range and the coastal ranges of Sierra de la Contraviesa and Lújar

Lujar

Lújar is a village in southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a couple of miles inland from the coast and the city of Motril along a fairly precipitous road. Its coordinates are . Its population is approximately 1,200.-Facilities:...

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This river is formed by the merging of three rivers, the Rio Poqueira, Río Trevélez, and Cádiar

Cádiar

Cádiar is a city located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 1601 inhabitants.- External links :*...

. The Poqueira and the Trevélez join shortly before the confluence with the Cádiar near the town of Órgiva

Órgiva

Órgiva is a municipality in the Alpujarra mountains in Spain. It has a population of around 6,000 and lies in a depression between the Sierra de Lujar and Sierra Nevada. In recent years it has become a popular tourist destination for those visiting La Alpujarra, and the town is often described as...

. The river flows through the region of La Alpujarra

Alpujarras

thumb|250px|A typical Alpujarran village, [[Busquístar]].La Alpujarra is a landlocked historical region in Southern Spain, which stretches south from the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada in the autonomous community of Andalusia. The western part of the region lies in the province of Granada...

 for much of its course and enters the sea near Motril

Motril

Motril is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean coast in the province of Granada, Spain.Motril is the second largest town in the province, with a population of 59,163 as of 2008...

 after passing through a spectacular gorge between the Lújar and Chapparal mountains. Although it is often dried up by this point, its waters are often used for agricultural purposes. The Rules dam was recently built across the river near Vélez de Benaudalla

Vélez de Benaudalla

Vélez de Benaudalla is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2008 census , the city has a population of 2980 inhabitants.Recently residents of the town had the good fortune to take part in a large win on the lottery....

at the head of the gorge, resulting in the creation of a large reservoir and the flooding of a section of the river valley.