River Cana

{{short description|River in Spain}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Cana

| image = Car on dirt road to Finca in the Cana valley.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = dirt road to Finca in the Cana valley]

| source1_location = Bellaguarda

| mouth_location = Ebre river at Flix

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41.246622|0.557289|region:ES-CT|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Spain

| length_km = 20.5

| source1_elevation =

| mouth_elevation =

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size_km2 = 81

}}

The River Cana is a dry river valley that once started at Bellaguarda and travelled through the village of Bovera to the Ebre river at Flix in Catalonia. in Spain. It is in the county of les Garrigues in the region of Lleida.

The river is said to have a length of 20.5 km.[http://oph.chebro.es/ftp/BulkDATA/DOCUMENTACION/Datos_fisicos_corrientes_clasificadas_%28C.E.H.1965%29.pdf Datos físicos de las corrientes clasificadas por el C.E.H.], Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos, Madrid, 1965, obtingut a través del web de la Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro., Retrieved 9 November 2015] The river is dry over the whole year. In November 2015 there was unusual rain that caused local flooding that was reported as particularly severe around Bovera compared with other areas. Damage to 20 or 30% of crops such as olives over more than 1000 hectares was estimated.[http://www.lavanguardia.com/economia/20151104/54438594698/temporal-dana-cereales-y-olivos-en-lleida-y-mejora-calibres-citricos-y-mangos.html Temporal daña cereales y olivos en Lleida y mejora calibres cítricos y mangos], La Vanguardia, 4 November 2015, Retrieved 9 November 2015 The river was observed to temporarily and locally flood.

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