The Besòs is a For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. It is a specific term in the vernacular for large streams, stream being the umbrella term used in the... river flowing through Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 6th   32 114 km²  6,3% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 2nd  6 506 440  ... Catalonia. It is called Besos when its A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. A tributary joins another river at a confluence. When a rivers tributaries are listed... tributaries Mogent and Congost join. It ends in the The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2.5 million km². Name The term Mediterranean derives from the Latin mediterraneus, inland (medius, middle + terra, land, earth). The Mediterranean Sea... Mediterranean Sunset at sea A sea is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, or a large, usually saline, lake that lacks a natural outlet such as the Caspian Sea and the Dead Sea. The Sea of Galilee is a small freshwater lake with a natural outlet, but... sea. Its full drain area passes throught the following A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. In most parts of the world cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorporated areas which have a very... cities: Aiguafreda, La Garriga, Granollers is a city near Barcelona, Spain. This is the capital and most densely populated city of Valles Oriental county. La Porxada, a Renaissance building which served as a grain storehouse, is an emblematic building. On Corró street, there is the ancient hospital of Sant Domènec, now the Francesc... Granollers, Montmeló, Mollet del Vallès, Montcada i Reixac, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Sant Adrià de Besòs and Barcelona within Barcelonès Population ( 2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density ( 2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). It is in the comarca of Barcelonès. It... Barcelona. The Besos discharge has a typical Mediterranean profile - it's very irregular during the year.

Tributaries:

The Besos river has five main tributaries:

• Mogent river,
• Congost river,
• Tenes river,
• Riera de Caldes stream,
• Ripoll river

History

Impossible to navigate, it was nonetheless a link between the catalan coast and inner lands.

Its waters were used to irrigate the Barcelona plain. For this purpose aroung X century was build the Rec Comtal.

As it passes through a highly industrialized area (Barcelona metropolian region), it was sadly famous for being the most contaminated river in Europe during 1970s and 1980s. Since mid 90s it has been thoroughly cleaned. The The Forum of Cultures (Catalan: Fòrum de les Cultures) was an international event which took place in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from May 9 to September 26, 2004. The 2004 Forum of Cultures was organized by the Barcelonas local council, the regional government (the Generalitat de Catalunya), the Spanish... Fòrum Universal de les Cultures that took place in Barcelona during 2004 allowed the creation of a recreation area called Parc Fluvial del Besòs between the cities of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Sant Adrià del Besòs.