Salado River (Argentina) under the name of Juramento River at the Andes range, from thaw and captured precipitations of the high Acay and Cachi mountains in the Salta Province, near Catamarca Province. The Cabra Corral Dam regulates its flow, and deviates some of it for irrigation. When the river enters the Gran Chaco plains it forms several arms in a broad riverbed only partially occupied. The river then enters the Santiago del Estero Province from the north, near the border with the Tucumán Province, receiving the name of "Salado". The Salado and the Dulce River ("Sweet River") south to it, run diagonally in
Sierra del Toro Its summits are usually covered in snow in the winter and are among the highest peaks of the Land of Valencia. Therefore there are also numerous ancient ice houses. These mountains have been often devastated by forest fires in hot and dry summers and extensive planting of trees has been undertaken. This mountain range was the scenario of violent battles during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) when the fascist troops tried to split the Spanish Republican government territory in two and reach the Mediterranean coast and there are many remains of trenches. Sierra del Toro Sierra del Toro () is