Llobregat

Llobregat
Llobregat
	View of the Llobregat River in Olesa de Montserrat
Location
Country	Spain
Province	Barcelona
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Serra del Cadí
• elevation	1,259 m (4,131 ft)
Mouth
• location	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	41°17′53″N 2°08′17″E / 41.29806°N 2.13806°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	170 km (110 mi)
Basin size	4,948.3 km2 (1,910.5 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	20.77 m3/s (733 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Riera de Merlès, Riera Gavarresa, Riera de Rubí, Riera de Vallvidrera
• right	Bastareny, Cardener, Anoia

The Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain, after the Ter. It flows into the Mediterranean south of the city of Barcelona. Its name could have originated in an ancient Latin word meaning 'dark', 'muddy' or 'slippery', or from Rubricatus, "red."^[1]^[2]

^ "Barcino-etymology: The Origins of Barcelona". The Visigoth. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ Bofarull i Terrades, Manuel. Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: pobles, rius, muntanyes, 2002.

[1] "Barcino-etymology: The Origins of Barcelona". The Visigoth. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[2] Bofarull i Terrades, Manuel. Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: pobles, rius, muntanyes, 2002.

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