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[[File:Nacimiento del rio Guadalaviar.JPG|thumb|Source of the Turia River, known here as Guadalaviar, in the [[Montes Universales]]]]
[[File:Nacimiento del rio Guadalaviar.JPG|thumb|Source of the Turia River, known as Guadalaviar, in the [[Montes Universales]]]]
[[File: Turia-Albarracin.jpg|thumb|A view of the river as it passes through the [[Albarracín]] Mountains.]]
[[File: Turia-Albarracin.jpg|thumb|A view of the river as it passes through the [[Albarracín]] Mountains.]]
The '''Turia''' or '''Túria''' ({{lang-ca-valencia|Riu Túria}} {{IPA-ca|ˈriw ˈtuɾia|}}; {{lang-es|link=no|Río Turia}} {{IPA-es|ˈri.o ˈtuɾja|}}; {{lang-la|Tūria}}) is a river in [[Spain]], which has its source in the [[Montes Universales]] in the mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the [[Sistema Ibérico]], [[Teruel (province)|Teruel province]]. From its source to roughly the city of [[Teruel]], it is called ''Guadalaviar'' river. It runs through the provinces of [[province of Teruel|Teruel]], [[Province of Cuenca (Spain)|Cuenca]] and [[Valencia province|Valencia]], and discharges into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] near the city of [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]. The river formerly ran through the center of the city but was diverted south of the city to prevent flooding.
The '''Turia''' or '''Túria''' ({{IPA|es|ˈtuɾja|lang|Pronunciation of Turia in Spanish.ogg}}, <small>Valencian:</small> {{IPA|ca|ˈtuɾia|}}; from {{lang-la|Tūria}}) is a river in [[Spain]], which has its source in the [[Montes Universales]] in the mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the [[Sistema Ibérico]], [[Teruel (province)|Teruel province]]. From its source to roughly the city of [[Teruel]], it is called ''Guadalaviar'' river. It runs through the provinces of [[province of Teruel|Teruel]], [[Province of Cuenca (Spain)|Cuenca]] and [[Valencia province|Valencia]], and discharges into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] near the city of [[Valencia]]. The river formerly ran through the center of the city but was diverted south of the city to prevent flooding.


==Name==
==Name==
The Latin name ''Tūria'' (also recorded as ''Tyrius'') has been connected with the Celtic root *''dubr-'', "river"; the river would thus share a root with the [[Douro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jisXAQAAMAAJ&q=tyrius+river+turia|title=Historia|date=14 October 1994|publisher=F. Steiner|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yk5SAAAAcAAJ&q=Turia+river+etymology&pg=PA112|title=The Gael and Cymbri: Or, An Inquiry Into the Origin and History of the Irish Scoti, Britons, and Gauls, and of the Caledonians, Picts, Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons|first=Sir William|last=Betham|date=14 October 1834|publisher=W. Curry|via=Google Books}}</ref>
The Latin name ''Tūria'' (also recorded as ''Tyrius'') has been connected with the Celtic root *''dubr-'', "river"; the river would thus share a root with the [[Douro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jisXAQAAMAAJ&q=tyrius+river+turia|title=Historia|date=14 October 1994|publisher=F. Steiner|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yk5SAAAAcAAJ&q=Turia+river+etymology&pg=PA112|title=The Gael and Cymbri: Or, An Inquiry into the Origin and History of the Irish Scoti, Britons, and Gauls, and of the Caledonians, Picts, Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons|first=Sir William|last=Betham|date=14 October 1834|publisher=W. Curry|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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== Diversion Project ==


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== Diversion project ==
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The river is notorious for its floods. The flood which occurred on 14 October 1957, known as the [[1957 Valencia flood|Great Flood of Valencia]], flooded large parts of the city of Valencia, and caused a great deal of damage to both life and property. To prevent this from happening in the future, a diversion project was devised (''Plan Sur de Valencia''), completed in 1969, and the river was divided in two at the western city limits. During floods, most of the water is diverted southwards along a new course that skirts the city, until it meets the Mediterranean.<ref name=PlanSur>{{cite web|url = http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3685_16_355733__Valencia-importancia-hidraulica-urbanistica-Plan |title = La importancia hidráulica y urbanística del Plan Sur |date=12 October 2007|accessdate = 15 October 2011 |author =Claudio Gómez Perretta |work = www.levante-emv.com }}</ref> The old course of the river has been turned into a central [[Urban open space|green-space]] for the city, a cultural attraction known as the Garden of the Turia.

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The river is notorious for its floods. The flood which occurred on 14 October 1957, known as the [[1957 Valencia flood|Great Flood of Valencia]], flooded large parts of the city of Valencia, and caused a great deal of damage to both life and property. To prevent this from happening in the future, a diversion project was devised (''Plan Sur de Valencia''), completed in 1969, and the river was divided in two at the western city limits near [[Quart de Poblet]]. During floods, most of the water is diverted southwards along a new course that skirts the city, until it meets the Mediterranean.<ref name=PlanSur>{{cite web|url = http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3685_16_355733__Valencia-importancia-hidraulica-urbanistica-Plan |title = La importancia hidráulica y urbanística del Plan Sur |date=12 October 2007|access-date = 15 October 2011 |author =Claudio Gómez Perretta |work = levante-emv.com }}</ref> The old course of the river has been turned into a central [[Urban open space|green-space]] for the city, a cultural attraction known as the Garden of the Turia.


Not unlike the [[Los Angeles River|LA River]], the man-made diversion channel south of the city is often found dry, since water primarily flows during periods of flooding. Under ordinary flow rates the water is directed through [[irrigation]] channels to help cultivate the fertile plain of Valencia. Throughout history the water of the River Turia has been used to irrigate the region. In modern times, a complex network of irrigation has been created, with the main axis centred on the diversion project.<ref name="acequias">{{Cite conference |author=Miquel Montañana Palacios y Santiago Tormo Esteve |year=2002 |title=LOS AZUDES DEL TURIA EN LA VEGA DE VALENCIA. ASPECTOS FUNCIONALES, CONSTRUCTIVOS Y MORFOLÓGICOS DEL SISTEMA DE MESTALLA Y SU CONSERVACIÓN COMPATIBLE CON LOS USOS ACTUALES. |editor=Grupo Español del IIC |publisher=Actas del I Congreso del GEIIC. Conservación del Patrimonio: evolución y nuevas perspectivas. |url=http://ge-iic.com/files/1congreso/Miquel_M.pdf |access-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> Beyond irrigation, these channels also take runoff and surplus water from the Turia to the wetlands and marshes around Valencia.
Not unlike the [[Los Angeles River|LA River]], the man-made diversion channel south of the city is often found dry, since water primarily flows during periods of flooding. Under ordinary flow rates the water is directed through [[irrigation]] channels to help cultivate the fertile plain of Valencia. Throughout history the water of the River Turia has been used to irrigate the region. In modern times, a complex network of irrigation has been created, with the main axis centred on the diversion project.<ref name="acequias">{{Cite conference |author=Miquel Montañana Palacios y Santiago Tormo Esteve |year=2002 |title=LOS AZUDES DEL TURIA EN LA VEGA DE VALENCIA. ASPECTOS FUNCIONALES, CONSTRUCTIVOS Y MORFOLÓGICOS DEL SISTEMA DE MESTALLA Y SU CONSERVACIÓN COMPATIBLE CON LOS USOS ACTUALES. |editor=Grupo Español del IIC |publisher=Actas del I Congreso del GEIIC. Conservación del Patrimonio: evolución y nuevas perspectivas. |url=http://ge-iic.com/files/1congreso/Miquel_M.pdf |access-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> Beyond irrigation, these channels also take runoff and surplus water from the Turia to the wetlands and marshes around Valencia.


== Attractions Along the old Course ==
== Attractions along the old course ==
[[File:Jardí del Turia.png|thumb|left|Map of Turia Garden]]
[[File:Jardí del Turia.png|thumb|left|Map of Turia Garden]]
The old riverbed is now a verdant sunken park that allows cyclists and pedestrians to traverse much of the city without the use of roads. The park, called the 'Garden of the Turia' (''Jardí del Túria/Jardín del Turia'') boasts numerous ponds, paths, [[fountain]]s, flowers, football pitches, cafés, artworks, climbing walls, an athletics track, a zen garden and more. The many bridges overhead carry traffic across the park.
The old riverbed is now a verdant sunken park that allows cyclists and pedestrians to traverse much of the city without the use of roads. The park, called the '[[Garden of the Turia]]' (''Jardí del Túria/Jardín del Turia'') boasts numerous ponds, paths, [[fountain]]s, flowers, football pitches, cafés, artworks, climbing walls, an athletics track, a zen garden and more. The many bridges overhead carry traffic across the park.
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| image1 = [https://www.flickr.com/photos/43748532@N06/4045829765 Parc Gulliver] at flickr. Playground laid out as a giant Gulliver with visitors as Lilliputians.
| image1 = [https://www.flickr.com/photos/43748532@N06/4045829765 Parc Gulliver] at flickr. Playground laid out as a giant Gulliver with visitors as Lilliputians.
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Towards the park's eastern end of the river course is the [[Valencian Music Palace]] (''el Palau de la Música Valenciana''). Also towards the eastern end is the Gulliver Park (''Parc Gulliver/Parque Gulliver'') (<small>{{Coord|39|27|46|N|0|21|33|W|display=inline}}</small>), a children's adventure [[playground]] featuring a huge [[fibreglass]] model of [[Lemuel Gulliver]] tied to the ground with ropes. The model is constructed such that the ropes are climbable. In addition, Gulliver's clothes form slides and ladders on which to play.
Towards the park's eastern end of the river course is the [[Valencian Music Palace]] (''el Palau de la Música Valenciana''). Also towards the eastern end is the Gulliver Park (''Parc Gulliver/Parque Gulliver'') (<small>{{Coord|39|27|46|N|0|21|33|W|display=inline}}</small>), a children's adventure [[playground]] featuring a huge [[fibreglass]] model of [[Lemuel Gulliver]] tied to the ground with ropes. The model is constructed such that the ropes are climbable. In addition, Gulliver's clothes form slides and ladders on which to play.


Marking the park's eastern extreme is Valencia's neo-futuristic architectural and cultural complex, the [[City of Arts and Sciences]], featuring the opera house [[Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia]], an cinemax/panetarium L'Hemisferic, the science museum [[Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe]], and an oceanographic park [[L'Oceanogràfic]].
Marking the park's eastern extreme is Valencia's neo-futuristic architectural and cultural complex, the [[City of Arts and Sciences]], featuring the opera house [[Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia]], an cinemax/panetarium L'Hemisfèric, the science museum [[Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe]], and an oceanographic park [[L'Oceanogràfic]].


Two [[Metrovalencia]] stations lie beneath the riverbed, with entrances on either bank: Túria and Alameda.
Two [[Metrovalencia]] stations lie beneath the riverbed, with entrances on either bank: Túria and Alameda.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of rivers of Spain]]
* [[List of rivers of Spain]]
* [[Rambla del Poyo]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030622135655/http://www.culturia.org/video/popupvideo2.htm Flight over River Turia video]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030622135655/http://www.culturia.org/video/popupvideo2.htm Flight over River Turia video]
*[http://www.valenciavalencia.com/sights-guide/turia.htm River Turia information with maps]
*[http://www.valenciavalencia.com/sights-guide/turia.htm River Turia information with maps]


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For other uses, see Turia.

Turia
Guadalaviar
View of Turia River near Benaguasil
Map
EtymologyProto-Celtic *dubr-, "river"
Location
CountrySpain Spain
RegionAragon
Castilla–La Mancha
Valencian Community
DistrictProvince of Teruel
Province of Cuenca
Province of Valencia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMontes Universales, Aragon, Spain
 • elevation1,680 m (5,510 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Mediterranean Sea in Valencia, Province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length280 km (170 mi)
Basin size6,393.6 km2 (2,468.6 sq mi)
Source of the Turia River, known as Guadalaviar, in the Montes Universales
A view of the river as it passes through the Albarracín Mountains.

The Turia or Túria (Spanish: [ˈtuɾja] ⓘ, Valencian: [ˈtuɾia]; from Latin: Tūria) is a river in Spain, which has its source in the Montes Universales in the mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico, Teruel province. From its source to roughly the city of Teruel, it is called Guadalaviar river. It runs through the provinces of Teruel, Cuenca and Valencia, and discharges into the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Valencia. The river formerly ran through the center of the city but was diverted south of the city to prevent flooding.

Name

The Latin name Tūria (also recorded as Tyrius) has been connected with the Celtic root *dubr-, "river"; the river would thus share a root with the Douro.[1][2]

Diversion project

The river is notorious for its floods. The flood which occurred on 14 October 1957, known as the Great Flood of Valencia, flooded large parts of the city of Valencia, and caused a great deal of damage to both life and property. To prevent this from happening in the future, a diversion project was devised (Plan Sur de Valencia), completed in 1969, and the river was divided in two at the western city limits near Quart de Poblet. During floods, most of the water is diverted southwards along a new course that skirts the city, until it meets the Mediterranean.[3] The old course of the river has been turned into a central green-space for the city, a cultural attraction known as the Garden of the Turia.

Not unlike the LA River, the man-made diversion channel south of the city is often found dry, since water primarily flows during periods of flooding. Under ordinary flow rates the water is directed through irrigation channels to help cultivate the fertile plain of Valencia. Throughout history the water of the River Turia has been used to irrigate the region. In modern times, a complex network of irrigation has been created, with the main axis centred on the diversion project.[4] Beyond irrigation, these channels also take runoff and surplus water from the Turia to the wetlands and marshes around Valencia.

Attractions along the old course

Map of Turia Garden

The old riverbed is now a verdant sunken park that allows cyclists and pedestrians to traverse much of the city without the use of roads. The park, called the 'Garden of the Turia' (Jardí del Túria/Jardín del Turia) boasts numerous ponds, paths, fountains, flowers, football pitches, cafés, artworks, climbing walls, an athletics track, a zen garden and more. The many bridges overhead carry traffic across the park.

External image
image icon Parc Gulliver at flickr. Playground laid out as a giant Gulliver with visitors as Lilliputians.

Towards the park's eastern end of the river course is the Valencian Music Palace (el Palau de la Música Valenciana). Also towards the eastern end is the Gulliver Park (Parc Gulliver/Parque Gulliver) (39°27′46″N 0°21′33″W / 39.46278°N 0.35917°W / 39.46278; -0.35917), a children's adventure playground featuring a huge fibreglass model of Lemuel Gulliver tied to the ground with ropes. The model is constructed such that the ropes are climbable. In addition, Gulliver's clothes form slides and ladders on which to play.

Marking the park's eastern extreme is Valencia's neo-futuristic architectural and cultural complex, the City of Arts and Sciences, featuring the opera house Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, an cinemax/panetarium L'Hemisfèric, the science museum Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, and an oceanographic park L'Oceanogràfic.

Two Metrovalencia stations lie beneath the riverbed, with entrances on either bank: Túria and Alameda.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historia". F. Steiner. 14 October 1994 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Betham, Sir William (14 October 1834). "The Gael and Cymbri: Or, An Inquiry into the Origin and History of the Irish Scoti, Britons, and Gauls, and of the Caledonians, Picts, Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons". W. Curry – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Claudio Gómez Perretta (12 October 2007). "La importancia hidráulica y urbanística del Plan Sur". levante-emv.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ^ Miquel Montañana Palacios y Santiago Tormo Esteve (2002). Grupo Español del IIC (ed.). LOS AZUDES DEL TURIA EN LA VEGA DE VALENCIA. ASPECTOS FUNCIONALES, CONSTRUCTIVOS Y MORFOLÓGICOS DEL SISTEMA DE MESTALLA Y SU CONSERVACIÓN COMPATIBLE CON LOS USOS ACTUALES (PDF). Actas del I Congreso del GEIIC. Conservación del Patrimonio: evolución y nuevas perspectivas. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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