Río de la Miel

River of Honey
Río de la Miel.
Location within Algeciras
Native name	Río de la Miel (Spanish)
Location
Country	Spain
Autonomous Region	Andalusia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sierra del Bujeo
Mouth
• location	port of Algeciras, Algeciras, Spain.
• coordinates	36°06′57″N 5°29′16″W / 36.1158°N 5.4878°W / 36.1158; -5.4878
Length	9 kilometres (5.6 mi)

The Río de la Miel is a short river in the south of Spain, emptying into the Bay of Gibraltar at Algeciras. It falls over a distance of 350 metres including some waterfalls and working water mills. As the port of Algeciras expanded, docks on the river became marooned inland, and within the town much of the river is now culverted.

The literal translation of the name is the honey river.

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