Henares

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Henares
Henares River in Alcalá de Henares
Location
Country	Spain
Physical characteristics
Source	Sierra Ministra, Sistema Ibérico
• location	Sigüenza, Castilla–La Mancha
• coordinates	41°09′30″N 2°32′14″W / 41.158282°N 2.537157°W / 41.158282; -2.537157
• elevation	1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Mouth	Jarama
• location	Mejorada del Campo, Community of Madrid
• coordinates	40°24′18″N 3°30′02″W / 40.404906°N 3.500596°W / 40.404906; -3.500596
• elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Length	160 km (99 mi)
Basin size	4,144 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Jarama→ Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean
River system	Tagus Basin

The Henares (Spanish: [eˈnaɾes] ^ⓘ) is a river in Central Iberia, a left-bank tributary of the Jarama. It has its source in the Sierra Ministra [es], near the village of Horna, in the municipality of Sigüenza, province of Guadalajara, Spain. Its tributaries are the Torote, the Sorbe, the Cañamares, the Salado, the Dulce, the Aliendre, and the Bornova.

Henares in Spanish is the plural of henar 'hayfield' (derived from the Latin word faenum 'hay'), because formerly there were hay fields on the river's banks.