Spain has three watersheds that differ in the length and flow of their rivers. The Atlantic watershed contains long rivers like the Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and Guadalquivir which have an irregular flow that is high in winter and low in summer. The Cantabrian watershed features short rivers such as the Nervión, Nalón and Navia that have abundant water year-round due to heavy rainfall. The Mediterranean watershed is home to short rivers like the Ebro, Jucar and Segura that experience irregular flows depending on the season, except for the Ebro which is Spain's longest and most abundant river.

1. THE RIVERS OF SPAIN
4th of Primary

2. THE 3 WATERSHEDS
• In Spain there are 3 watersheds:

3. CANTABRIAN WATERSHED
• Short rivers
• With a lot of water, because in this part of Spain
it rains a lot
• RIVERS: Nervión, Nalón, Navia

4. ATLANTIC WATERSHED
• The rivers are long
• They have an irregular flow
▫ In winter, as it rains and snow, they have water
▫ In summer, as it doesn’t rain, they don’t have
much water.
• Rivers: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana,
Guadalquivir

5. MEDITERRANEAN WATERSHED
• The rivers are short
• They have irregular flow, that is, sometimes they
have a lot of water and sometimes not. It
depends on the season.
• Except EBRO – It is the longest and more
abundant of Spain
• RIVERS – Ebro, Jucar and Segura

6. QUESTIONS
• Which watershed has long rivers?
• Which watershed has short rivers with a lot of
water?
• Which watershed has short rivers with irregular
flow?
• Which rivers crossed Extremadura?
• Which river is the longest and has more water of
Spain?

7. ACTIVITIES
• Classify these rivers in the correct watershed
JUCAR – NALÓN – TAJO – GUADALQUIVIR – NAVIA – EBRO – SEGURA
– MIÑO – NERVIÓN – GUADIANA - DUERO
CANTABRIAN
WATERSHED
ATLANTIC
WATERSHED
MEDITERRANEAN
WATERSHED

8. JOURNAL
• Write 3 sentences about today’s class
▫ Example: Nervion is a river from the cantabrian
watershed.