The Irati river (Basque: Iratiko erreka) is a right bank tributary of the Aragon in Sangüesa , Navarre . It begins in the Irati Forest , then feeds the water retenue of ' Itoiz .
3-614: It begins at the meeting point of the Urbeltza and Urtxuria rivers ( black waters and white waters in Basque, respectively) in the Irati Forest . From north, it has one French tributary, l' Iratiko . The river is then held up, shortly before Irabia, by a pond in the heart of the forest, Lake Irabia , built in 1921 with a tributary from the north, the river Urrio . After having fared through Aezkoa and Oroz-Betelu , offering stunning landscapes,
6-463: Is declared as an area of common interest by the European regimentation. It is probably the most used river for hydro-electrical purposes, namely after the inauguration of Irati S.A enterprise (1911), which also gave its name to the electrical train from Pamplona to Sangüesa . The Irabia dam was built at this time, enlarged more than five times to guaranty the river flow for the transportation of wood to
9-745: The Irati is held up again in the marais d' Itoiz , already joined by the Urrobi and the Erro . It is then joined by the Areta and the Salazar [ es ] to immediately enter the gorges of la Foz de Lumbier . Finally its path ends after 88 kilometres (55 mi) in the Aragon . The wealth and conservation of its waters, with its bank vegetation and fish population makes it an important recreational fishing spot, albeit that it
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