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{{Infobox river
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| name = Genil
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| image_caption = The Genil in [[Granada]]
| image_caption = Genil flowing through the city of [[Granada]]
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The '''Genil''' is the main (left) tributary of the river [[Guadalquivir]] in [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]]. The [[ancient Rome|Roman]] ''Singilis'', its modern name derives from the [[Moorish]] rendering of the Roman name: ''Sinyil, Sannil'', and ''Sinnil''. The source of the Genil is in the [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]] mountains, north of its highest peak [[Mulhacén]]. The Genil flows through the towns [[Granada]], [[Loja, Granada|Loja]], [[Puente Genil]] and [[Écija]]. It flows into the Guadalquivir near [[Palma del Río]].
The '''Genil''' River is the main (left) tributary of the river [[Guadalquivir]] in [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]]. Known as ''Singilis'' in Latin, it bears a modern name derives from the [[Moorish]] rendering of the Roman name: ''Sinyil, Sannil'', and ''Sinnil''.


==External links==
==Route==
The source of the Genil is in the [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]], north of its highest peak [[Mulhacén]]. The Genil flows through the towns [[Granada]], [[Loja, Granada|Loja]], [[Puente Genil]] and [[Écija]]. It flows into the Guadalquivir River near [[Palma del Río]]. Its main tributary is the [[Darro (river)|Darro]]. It is joined by the [[Cacín River]] to the southwest of [[Villanueva Mesía]].
*[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genil Spanish Wikipedia article]


==Geological history==
[[Category:Rivers of Andalusia]]
The river today drains the [[Granada basin]]. In the latest [[Tortonian]] and the middle and late [[Turolian]] (9.0–5.3 Ma) this was an [[endorheic basin]]. Rivers flowed from the east and southwest into a central lake with no exit. During the [[Pliocene]], the western part of the basin was drained by the paleo-Cacín river system, which flowed to the north and then left the basin to the west. The eastern part was drained by the Alhambra system, or paleo-Genil system, was fed by the mountains to the east and fed a small endorheic lake in the north. Some time later, the Genil river changed course to flow west, where it joined the paleo-Cacin system, and the basin became [[exorheic]].<ref>{{citation |title=Dating The Change From Endorheic To Exorheic Conditions In The Drainage System Of The Granada Basin (Southern Spain) |first1=Antonio |last1=García Alix |first2=Raef |last2=Minwer Barakat |first3=José M. |last3=Martín |first4=Elvira |last4=Martín Suárez |first5=Matthijs |last5=Freudenthal |journal=PALAIOS |volume=24 |issue=7/8 |pages=544–549 |date=July–August 2009 |publisher=SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology |jstor=40606444 |doi=10.2110/palo.2009.p09-015r |bibcode=2009Palai..24..544G }}</ref>
[[Category:Guadalquivir basin|Genil]]
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== See also ==
[[ar:الشنيل]]
* [[List of rivers of Spain]]
[[ca:Genil]]

[[cs:Genil]]
==References==
[[de:Genil]]
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[[es:Río Genil]]
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 21 November 2024

Genil
Genil flowing through the city of Granada
Map
Location
CountrySpain
RegionAndalusia
CitiesGranada, Écija
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSierra Nevada, Granada Province
MouthGuadalquivir
 • location
at Sanlúcar de Barameda
Length358 km (222 mi)
Basin size8,278 km2 (3,196 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionGuadalquivir→ Gulf of Cádiz

The Genil River is the main (left) tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain. Known as Singilis in Latin, it bears a modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: Sinyil, Sannil, and Sinnil.

Route

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The source of the Genil is in the Sierra Nevada, north of its highest peak Mulhacén. The Genil flows through the towns Granada, Loja, Puente Genil and Écija. It flows into the Guadalquivir River near Palma del Río. Its main tributary is the Darro. It is joined by the Cacín River to the southwest of Villanueva Mesía.

Geological history

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The river today drains the Granada basin. In the latest Tortonian and the middle and late Turolian (9.0–5.3 Ma) this was an endorheic basin. Rivers flowed from the east and southwest into a central lake with no exit. During the Pliocene, the western part of the basin was drained by the paleo-Cacín river system, which flowed to the north and then left the basin to the west. The eastern part was drained by the Alhambra system, or paleo-Genil system, was fed by the mountains to the east and fed a small endorheic lake in the north. Some time later, the Genil river changed course to flow west, where it joined the paleo-Cacin system, and the basin became exorheic.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ García Alix, Antonio; Minwer Barakat, Raef; Martín, José M.; Martín Suárez, Elvira; Freudenthal, Matthijs (July–August 2009), "Dating The Change From Endorheic To Exorheic Conditions In The Drainage System Of The Granada Basin (Southern Spain)", PALAIOS, 24 (7/8), SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology: 544–549, Bibcode:2009Palai..24..544G, doi:10.2110/palo.2009.p09-015r, JSTOR 40606444

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