Andarax

{{short description|River in Spain}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Andarax

| image = Desembocadura Río Andarax.JPG

| image_size =

| image_caption = Mouth of the River Andarax

| map = Andarax.png

| source1_location = Cerro del Almirez, Almería

| mouth_location = Mediterranean Sea near Almería

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Spain

| progression =

| length = {{convert|67|km|mi}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|2509|m|ft}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|ft}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size =

| river_system =

| tributaries_left = Barranco de las Navas, Río Chico Rambla de Tices

| tributaries_right = Barranco de Cacín, Barranco del Portugués, Rambla de Arcora

}}

The Andarax ({{langx|es|río Andarax}})—also, in its lower reaches, Almería River or River Almería ({{langx|es|río Almería}})—is a river in the province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain. It arises in the easternmost part of the Sierra Nevada.[http://www.aldearural.com/alpujarra/natura/hidrografia.htm Hidrografía de La Alpujarra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002125153/http://www.aldearural.com/alpujarra/natura/hidrografia.htm |date=2009-10-02 }}, aldearural.com. Accessed 2009-12-25. Its entire course is within the province of Almería. It flows through the Valley of Andarax south of the Sierra Nevada, running eastwards, and joins the River Nacimiento at the village of Terque.

It then turns southwards and passes through the Tabernas Desert, where it receives the intermittent waters of the Rambla de Tabernas, its last significant tributary. It passes through the municipalities of Rioja, Pechina, Viator, and Benahadux, where it waters many citrus orchards. Finally, it reaches the sea on the outskirts of the city of Almería, forming a wide delta.

File:Ríos de Andalucía.png|Rivers of Andalusia. The Andarax is second from the right of the rivers reaching the Mediterranean.

File:Hidrografia almeria.png|Rivers of Almería. The Andarax is at bottom center.