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Catchment Name
Guadalfeo Basin
Country
Spain
Mountain Range
Sierra Nevada
Primary Contacts
Catchment Location
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Coordinate Format
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Degrees Minutes Seconds
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36° 58' 48" N
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3° 18' 0" W
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Decimal Degrees
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36.98
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-3.30
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Elevation
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Minimum
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Maximum
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318 m a.s.l.
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3479 m.a.s.l.
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Area
530.5 km²
Glaciarized Area (%)
0
Main Land Covers
In the area with snow (above 2000 m a.s.l.), the two main land covers are:
i) bare soil and rocks, and
ii) small shrubs (enebral-piornal).
Lithology
Alpujarride complex: volcanic rocks intercalated between the carbonates that appear as amphibolites
Mean DJFM Temperature
4.2 °C
Mean DJFM Precipitation
256 mm
Snow Characteristics
Snow appears from November to May above 2000 m a.s.l. Snowpack is shallow, with several accumulations/ablations within the year. Evaposublamation rates are high, reaching up to 30% of the total ablation in some years and locations.
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