Sotón river

Sotón river Map.

The Sotón River is a river in Hoya de Huesca, municipality of Alcalá de Gurrea, Northern Spain.

The Sotón is a tributary of the Gállego River, in the Ebro River basin and has been damed at Sotónera Dam.[1]

Sotonera reservoir

Sotónera Dam.

The Sotonera reservoir, is a lake on the ' Sotón river' created by the daming of the river. The reservoir is the source of Monegros Canal.

The reservoir has become a habitat for aquatic birds, turtles, bivalves and has become a zone of interest, particularly for birds and is listed as an important habitat by the Spanish Ornithological Society since 1987 and the Government of Aragon.[2]

The Sotonera Lacus, a hydrocarbon[3] lake on Titan, Saturn's moon, was named after the dam in 2007.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pantano of Sotonera.[February 26th, 2013].
  2. ↑ Pantano of Sotonera '(es). City of Alcala de Gurrea. [Question: February 26th, 2013].
  3. ↑ Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155.
  4. ↑ Titan: Sotonera Lacus. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). [Question: April 29, 2013].

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