Rivers and streams

The Canaletes and the Algars are the most important rivers that bathe the region. They are typically Mediterranean rivers, of little or irregular flow that increase during the rainy season and throughout the winter. The main peculiarity of the rivers of the region is that with erosion they cause the formation of points of extraordinary beauty, such as waterfalls of the Ventador or Sotorres, the Olles del Baubo or the hermitage of La Fontcalda, where the river flows through a series of vertical rock gorges known as Estrets de la Fontcalda. In the sanctuary of La Fontcalda there is a source of thermal water with water that springs at 25 degrees Celsius. The river Algars rises on the northern slope of the Mola de Catí and forms the dividing line between Terra Alta and Teruel. Arnes receives the waters of its tributary, the Straits, and near Nonasp it competes with the Matarranya. The Canaletes, about 30 kilometers long, flows into the Ebro, not far from Benifallet. In La Pobla de Massaluca we find the confluence of the river Matarranya with the Ebro. The marina is located in this area, an ideal place for fishing and water sports.