The Vinalopó is a small river flowing through the Alicante province, in Spain. It flows from north to south and, with its 81 km., it is the longest of the rivers which flow having its entire length within the limits of this province.
For some historians, it corresponds to the Alebus incidentally mentioned by Avienus in his Ora Maritima.
Three comarcas in the Alicante province are named after it: Vinalopó Alto, Vinalopó Medio and Baix Vinalopó whi...
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The Vinalopó is a small river flowing through the Alicante province, in Spain. It flows from north to south and, with its 81 km., it is the longest of the rivers which flow having its entire length within the limits of this province.
For some historians, it corresponds to the Alebus incidentally mentioned by Avienus in his Ora Maritima.
Three comarcas in the Alicante province are named after it: Vinalopó Alto, Vinalopó Medio and Baix Vinalopó which stand, respectively, for Upper Vinalopó, Middle Vinalopó and Lower Vinalopó.
Its source lies in a mountainous part of the northwest part of the Alicante province, between Bocairent and Banyeres de Mariola in the site known as Els Brulls. It does not succeed to discharge into the Mediterranean Sea, but due to its exhausted flow in the lower part of its course, it fades out into a series of small acequias which flow south of Elche into the marshes known as el Fondó Natural park and the Salinas de Santa Pola natural park.
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