Guadalquivir

American  

[gwah-thahl-kee-veer] / ˌgwɑ ðɑl kiˈvir /

noun

1. a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.

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Guadalquivir British  

/ ɡwaðalkiˈβir, ˌɡwɑːdəlkwɪˈvɪə /

noun

1. the chief river of S Spain, rising in the Sierra de Segura and flowing west and southwest to the Gulf of Cádiz: navigable by ocean-going vessels to Seville. Length: 560 km (348 miles)

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Example Sentences

Up to 200,000 fibers per km2 were found in surface waters near Barcelona, and up to 20,000 fibers per day flowed down the Guadalquivir River.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

Temperatures were 37C in Seville on Wednesday but are expected to reach a peak close to 40C in the southern Guadalquivir valley, which includes the city of Cordoba.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

The Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation certified earlier this month that water in the Sierra Boyera mountain range had been exhausted, the first time in 40 years that a reservoir in Cordoba has dried out.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

Only the reservoirs connected to the Guadalquivir river basin in southern Andalusia are worse off, at 26% of capacity.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Between the great rivers Guadalquivir and Guadiana lies a wild region, almost abandoned to wild animals, and rich in picturesque desolation.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.