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Watershed of the Ebro
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Pico de los Tres Mares, Cantabria , Spain
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Mediterranean Sea
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Spain
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910 km (565 mi)
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1,980 m
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426 m&sup3/s (15,046 ft&sup3/s)
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80,093 km&sup2 (30,924 mi&sup2)
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The ('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.
The Latin name may be related to that of
Iberia and then, pre-Roman
Iberians (and
Celtiberian s).
It is based on the
Basque word ''ibar'' which means 'valley'.
The valley of this river is the setting for the
Short Story ''
Hills Like White Elephants '' by
Ernest Hemingway .