Tagus
Tajo, Tejo
River
View over the Tagus River from Almourol Castle in Portugal
Countries	Spain, Portugal
Tributaries
- left	Guadiela, Algodor, Gévalo, Ibor, Almonte, Salor, Sever
- right	Jarama, Guadarrama, Alberche, Tiétar, Alagón
Source	Fuente de García
- location	Albarracín Mountains, Teruel, Spain
- elevation	1,593 m (5,226 ft)
Mouth	Stuary of the Tagus
- location	Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon, Portugal
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	1,038 km (645 mi)
Basin	80,100 km² (30,927 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	500 m³/s (17,657 cu ft/s)
Path of the Tagus through the Iberian Peninsula
Wikimedia Commons: Tagus
Website: Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo

The Tagus (Latin Tagus, Spanish Tajo, Portuguese Tejo, pron. The Almourol Castle is situated in the small Almourol island,a rocky island in the middle of the Tagus river (rio Tejo) in Praia do Ribatejo Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Jarama is a river in central Spain. It flows north to south and passes east of Madrid when El Atazar Dam is built on a tributary the Lozoya Guadarrama is a town in the Community of Madrid in Spain. Pop 13032 (winter 2006 census approx Alagón may refer to Alagón River, a river in Spain tributary of the Tagus Alagón Zaragoza, a municipality in Spain Albarracín is a town of Spain, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. IPA: ['tɛʒʊ], Ancient greek Tàghos, Ταγος) is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra It measures 1,038 kilometers in length, 716 km of which are in Spain, 47 km as border between Portugal and Spain and the remaining 275 km in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic at Lisbon. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It drains an area of 80,100 km² (the second largest in the Iberian peninsula after the Douro). The Douro or Duero ( Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro, pron. It follows a very constricted course for much of its length, but after Almourol it enters a vast alluvial valley prone to flooding. The Almourol Castle is situated in the small Almourol island,a rocky island in the middle of the Tagus river (rio Tejo) in Praia do Ribatejo Today the Alcantara Dam regulates much of the river's flow. The Alcantara Dam, in Spain, regulates much of the flow of the Tagus River, the longest of the Iberian Peninsula, just before the river enters

The source of the Tagus is the Fuente de García, in the Albarracín mountains. Albarracín is a town of Spain, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon. All its major tributaries enter the Tagus from the right (north) bank. The main cities it passes through are Aranjuez, Toledo and Talavera de la Reina in Spain, and Abrantes, Santarém, Almada and Lisbon in Portugal. Population 2002 40928 2004 46891 2005 48139 May 2007 52873 Government Toledo Spain locationpng|thumb|right|200px|Location of Toledo in Spain Talavera de la Reina is a city and Municipality in the western part of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Abrantes ( pron ɐ'bɾɐ̃tɨʃ is a municipality in Portugal on the right bank of the river Tagus,at the junction of the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon Almada - Arabic: حصن المعدن ( pron aɫ'madɐ is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 70 Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal.

Course of the Tagus

The first notable town on the Tagus is Sacedón. Sacedón is a city located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Below Aranjuez it receives the combined flow of the Henares and the Tajuña. Population 2002 40928 2004 46891 2005 48139 May 2007 52873 Government The Tajuña (from the Latin Tagonius) is a river in central Spain, flowing through the provinces of Guadalajara and Madrid. Below Toledo it receives the Gundarram. Toledo Spain locationpng|thumb|right|200px|Location of Toledo in Spain Above Talavera de la Reina it receives the Alberche. Talavera de la Reina is a city and Municipality in the western part of the province of Toledo, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of At Valdeverdeja is the upper end of the long upper reservoir, the Embalse de Valdecañas, beyond which is the lower reservoir, the Embalse de Alcántara behind the dam, into which flow the Tiétar at the upper end and the Alagón at the lower end. Valdeverdeja is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The Alcantara Dam, in Spain, regulates much of the flow of the Tagus River, the longest of the Iberian Peninsula, just before the river enters The Alcantara Dam, in Spain, regulates much of the flow of the Tagus River, the longest of the Iberian Peninsula, just before the river enters Alagón may refer to Alagón River, a river in Spain tributary of the Tagus Alagón Zaragoza, a municipality in Spain

After the stretch where the Tagus forms the border, it enters Portugal, passing by Vila Velha de Ródão, Abrantes, Constância, Entroncamento, Santarém and Vila Franca de Xira at the head of the long narrow estuary, which has Lisbon at its mouth. Vila Velha de Ródão (ˈvilɐ ˈvɛʎɐ dɨ ˈʁɔdɐ̃w̃ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 329 Abrantes ( pron ɐ'bɾɐ̃tɨʃ is a municipality in Portugal on the right bank of the river Tagus,at the junction of the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon Constância ( pron kõʃ'tɐ̃siɐ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 80 Entroncamento ( pron ẽtɾõkɐ'mẽtu is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 14 Vila Franca de Xira ( pron 'vilɐ 'fɾɐ̃kɐ dɨ 'ʃiɾɐ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 317 Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. There is the largest bridge across the river, the Vasco da Gama Bridge (in Lisbon) with a total length of 17. The Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese Ponte Vasco da Gama, pron. 2 km. It is also the longest bridge in Europe. The Pepper Wreck is the name of a shipwreck located and excavated at the mouth of the Tagus River between 1996 and 2001. The Pepper Wreck is the name of a shipwreck excavated at the mouth of the Tagus River, Lisbon Portugal, between 1996 and 2001

The Portuguese regions of Alentejo and Ribatejo take their names from the river. Alentejo (ɐlẽˈtɛʒu is a south-central region of Portugal. The Ribatejo (ʁibɐˈtɛʒu is the most central of Portugal 's traditional regions or provinces, with no coastline or border with Spain Alentejo, from Além-Tejo ("beyond the Tagus"), and Ribatejo, from Arriba-Tejo (on the banks of the Tagus). There is a canal and aqueduct between the Tagus and the river. An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another

Trivia

A popular fado song in Lisbon notes that while people get older, the Tagus remains young ("My hair getting white, the Tagus is always young"). FADO - False and Authentic Documents Online A computerised image-archiving system to help combat illegal immigration and organised crime ACT Council Joint Action 98/700/JHA

Gallery

Alcantara bridge (illuminated of the night)	The Tagus River in Toledo, Spain	Puente de San Martín in Toledo, Spain	Puente de Hierro at night, Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Lisbon's seaport by the Tagus

Coordinates: 40°19′11″N 1°41′51″W / 40.31972, -1.6975