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The Segura is a river in southeastern Spain. The river originates in the Sierra de Segura in a small village called Fuente Segura,
a borough of Santiago-Pontones in the Spanish province of Jaén in the Andalusian region. It runs through the provinces of Jaén, Albacete,
Murcia and Alicante and culminates in the Mediterranean Sea after a 325-kilometre journey at Guardamar del Segura.
The total catchment area extends over 18,870 km².
Several reservoirs were constructed, such as in 1933 near Fuensanta in the province of Albacete and as in 1957 near Cenajo in the
provinces of Albacete and Murcia. Thanks to these reservoirs, large amounts of electrical energy are produced, the risk of flooding
of the river is reduced and water management is carried out. The latter is very important in a region where very long periods of
drought go hand in hand with intensive agriculture.
The flow rate of the Segura depends to a large extent on rain. In this area, long periods of drought alternate with short but severe
downpours. This poses a risk of major flooding. The worst known to the region took place on October 15, 1879 and was given the name
"Santa Teresa". More than 1,000 people would be killed in this flood.
But also during the twentieth century there were several floods during the years 1946, 1948, 1973, 1982, 1987 and 1989.
This led to Show all - The Segura is a river in southeastern Spain. The river originates in the Sierra de Segura in a small village called Fuente Segura,
a borough of Santiago-Pontones in the Spanish province of Jaén in the Andalusian region. It runs through the provinces of Jaén, Albacete,
Murcia and Alicante and culminates in the Mediterranean Sea after a 325-kilometre journey at Guardamar del Segura.
The total catchment area extends over 18,870 km².
Several reservoirs were constructed, such as in 1933 near Fuensanta in the province of Albacete and as in 1957 near Cenajo in the
provinces of Albacete and Murcia. Thanks to these reservoirs, large amounts of electrical energy are produced, the risk of flooding
of the river is reduced and water management is carried out. The latter is very important in a region where very long periods of
drought go hand in hand with intensive agriculture.
The flow rate of the Segura depends to a large extent on rain. In this area, long periods of drought alternate with short but severe
downpours. This poses a risk of major flooding. The worst known to the region took place on October 15, 1879 and was given the name
"Santa Teresa". More than 1,000 people would be killed in this flood.
But also during the twentieth century there were several floods during the years 1946, 1948, 1973, 1982, 1987 and 1989.
This led to a plan to prevent these natural disasters in the 1990s. The lower run was channelled at the end of the twentieth century.
Thanks to this intervention, the consequences of the heavy rains of 1997, 2000 and 2012 were severely limited.Hide
