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Cega
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Country Spain
Physical characteristics
Main source Sierra de Guadarrama
Province of Segovia
41°0′55″N 3°51′4″W / 41.01528°N 3.85111°W / 41.01528; -3.85111
River mouth Douro
Province of Valladolid
41°32′57″N 4°46′3″W / 41.54917°N 4.76750°W / 41.54917; -4.76750
Length 133 km (83 mi)
Basin features
Progression DouroAtlantic Ocean
River system Douro
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Pirón [es]

The Cega is a river in the Iberian Peninsula a left-bank tributary of the Douro.

It is born out of the confluence of the Artiñuelo and the Vueltas creeks in the Sierra de Guadarrama. 133 km-long, the Cega, running northwest through the province of Segovia, empties in the Douro in the province of Valladolid, having previously received the waters of the Pirón, its main left-bank tributary.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Cega para niños

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