List of rivers of Portugal
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This is a list of the river
s of Portugal
. There are only rivers in Continental Portugal
, and none in the islands of Madeira
and the Azores
.
Note: List was taken from :pt:Anexo:Lista de rios de Portugal. Rio X was converted to X River.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. There are only rivers in Continental Portugal
Continental Portugal
Continental Portugal or Mainland Portugal is the designation of the mainland Portuguese territory, located on Europe's Iberian Peninsula....
, and none in the islands of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
and the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
.
Note: List was taken from :pt:Anexo:Lista de rios de Portugal. Rio X was converted to X River.
A
- Abadia RiverAbadia RiverAbadia River is a river in Portugal. It flows into the Alcobaça River....
- Agadão River
- Águeda River (Douro)
- Águeda River (Vouga)
- Alcabrichel River
- Alcoa RiverAlcoa RiverAlcoa River flows in Portugal. It ends in Alcobaça River....
- Alcobaça RiverAlcobaça River (Portugal)Alcobaça River is a river in Portugal. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Nazaré.It is 12 km long. Abadia River is flowing into Alcobaça River....
- Alcofra River
- Alfusqueiro River
- Alheda River
- Almançor River
- Almonda River
- Almorode River
- Alpiarça River, Ribeira de Ulme, Vala de Alpiarça, Alpiaçoilo River, Vala Real
- Alto River
- Alva River
- Alviela River
- Alvôco River
- Âncora River
- Anços River
- Angueira River
- Antuã River, Antuão River
- Arade River
- Arcão River
- Arcossó River
- Arda River
- Ardila RiverArdila RiverThe Ardila river is a river of Spain and Portugal influent of the Guadiana. Its length is 166 km. A portion of the river forms the international border between the two countries....
- Arnóia River
- Arouce River
- Arunca River
- Asnes River
- Assureira River
- Ave RiverAve RiverAve River is a river in Portugal. Vizela River flows into it....
- Avia RiverAvia RiverThe Avia river is a tributary of the Miño River with a length of 36.7 km. It borns in the serra of the Suído at a height of 880 m., in the place called Fonte Avia . It follows an SO-NL direction after arriving to the artificial lake of Albarellos, between the municipalities of Leiro, Boborás...
- Azibo River
B
- Baça River
- Baceiro River
- Balsemão riverBalsemão riverThe Balsemão river is a small stream that originates in the Montemuro. It passes through narrow canyons before it reaches the major city Lamego. Eventually it ends in a storage reservoir near Peso da Régua, where it meets the Douro....
- Bazágueda River
- Beça River or Bessa River
- Beselga River
- Bestança River or Ribeiro de São Martinho
- Boco RiverBoco RiverBoco is a river in Portugal. It flows into Ria de Aveiro.The Boco River is the location where Hitler stored his chemical warheads during the Spanish Civil War....
or Ribeira de Boco - Botão River
- Branco RiverBranco RiverThe Rio Branco is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north; it is enriched by many streams from the sierras which separate Venezuela and Guyana from Brazil. Its two upper main tributaries are the Urariquira and the Takutu...
C
- Caia RiverCaia RiverCaia River is a principal Portuguese river in the Portalegre District. It is a tributary to the Guadiana River, which it joins southwest of the city Badajoz. For the lower 11 km it forms the border between Portugal and Spain....
- Caima RiverCaima RiverThe Caima is a river in Portugal. Its source is in Arouca Municipality....
- Cabral River
- Cabril River (Cávado)
- Cabril River (Corgo)
- Cabril River (Tâmega)
- Cabrum River
- Cachoeiras River
- Caldo River
- Calvo River
- Carapito River
- Carvalhosa River
- Cáster River
- Castro Laboreiro River
- Cávado RiverCávado RiverThe Cávado River is a river located in north Portugal.It has its source in Serra do Larouco at 1520 meters. It runs 135 km from Gouveia to its mouth into the Atlantic Ocean next to the city of Esposende...
- de Cavalos River
- Cavalum River
- Ceira RiverCeira RiverCeira River flows into Mondego River in Portugal....
- Cercal River
- Cértima River
- Chança River
- Côa RiverCoa RiverThe Côa River is a tributary of the Douro River, in central and northeastern Portugal. It is one of the few Portuguese rivers that flows south to north...
- Cobrão River
- Cobres River
- Coina River
- Coja River
- de Colares River
- Corgo River
- Corvo River or Dueça River
- da Costa River
- Coura River
- Criz River
- Covelas River
D
- Dão River
- Degebe River
- Dinha River
- Divor River
- Douro River
- Drave River
- Diogo River
E
- Eirôgo River
- Erges River
- Este River
- Ega River (Portugal)
- Eiriz River
F
- Febros River
- Ferreira River
- Ferro River (Portugal)
- Fervença River
- Figueira River
- Fim River ???
- Fora River ???
- Frades River ???
- Fresno River (Portugal)
- Frio RiverFrio RiverThe Frio River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. The word frio is Spanish for cold, a clear reference to the spring-fed coolness of the river.-Geography:The Frio River has three primary feeds; the East, West, and Dry Frio rivers...
- Froufe River
G
- Galinhas River
- Gerês River
- Gilão River
- Grande River (Lourinhã)
- Guadiana River
J
- Joanes River
- Jamor River or Ribeira do Jamor or Queluz River?
- Judeu River
- Juliano River
L
- Laboreiro River ???
- Labruja River
- Leça River
- Lena River (Portugal)
- Levira River
- Lima River
- Lis River
- Lizandro River or Lisandro River
- Lordelo River
M
- Maçãs River
- Maior River
- Marnel River
- Massueime River
- Mau River
- Meão River
- de Mega River
- de Mel River
- Mente River
- Minho RiverMinho RiverThe Minho or Miño is the longest river in Galicia, Spain, with an extension of 340 km.Both names come from Latin Minius...
- Mira RiverMira River (Portugal)The Mira River is a Portuguese river located in southwestern Alentejo.Its meander length is 145 km.It has its sources on the northern slopes of the Serra do Caldeirão and pursues a southeast-northwest course with a generally mild inclination to the Atlantic Ocean, where it discharges through a...
- Mondego River
- Mouro River
N
- Nabão River
- Negro River (Portugal) ???
- Neiva River
- Nisa River
- Noeime River
O
- Ocreza River or ribeira, (afluente of Tejo RiverTejo RiverTejo River is a river of Acre state in western Brazil.-References:*...
) - Odeceixe River
- Odeleite River
- Odelouca River
- Odres River
- Olo River
- de Onor River
- Orelhão River
- Ovelha River
- Ovil River
P
- de Palhais River
- Paiva River
- Paivô River
- Peculhos River ???
- Pavia River
- Peio River
- Pêra River
- Pinhão River (Portugal)
- Poio River
- Pombeiro River
- Ponsul River
- Prado River
- Pranto River
- Pilas River
R
- Rabaçal River
- Rabagão River
- Raia River
- Ramalhoso River
- Real River (Portugal)
S
- Sabor River
- Sado RiverSado RiverThe Sado River is a river in Southern Portugal, and is one of the major rivers in the country. It flows in a South/North direction through 175 km from its springs in the Caldeirão hills before entering the Atlantic Ocean in an estuary in the city of Setúbal.In Setúbal, its estuary is famous...
- Safarujo River
- Salas RiverSalas RiverThe Sălaş River is a tributary of the Strei River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971-Maps:...
- Saltadouro River
- Sardoura River
- Sátão River
- Seco River (Portugal)
- Selho River
- Sever River
- Silves River
- Sizandro River
- Sor River (Portugal)
- Sordo River (Portugal)
- Sorraia RiverSorraia RiverThe Sorraia River, or Rio Sorraia, is a river in Santarém District, Portugal. It forms at the confluence of the Sor and Raia, near the town of Couço. Having a basin of 7556 km², it flows for 60km, joining the Tagus near Murteira...
- Sótão River
- Soure River
- Sousa River
- Sul River
T
- Tábuas River ???
- Tâmega River
- Tanha River
- Távora River
- Tedinho River
- Tedo River
- Teixeira River (Douro)
- Teixeira River (Vouga)
- Tejo River (River TagusTagusThe Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It is long, in Spain, along the border between Portugal and Spain and in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. It drains an area of . The Tagus is highly utilized for most of its course...
) - Terva River
- Tinhela River
- Tinhesa River
- Tornada River
- Torto River
- Torto River (Mira)
- Torto River (Portel) ???
- Tio Touro River
- Trancão River
- Tripeiro River
- Tua River
- Tuela River
- Temilobos River
V
- Vade River
- Varosa River
- Vascão River
- Vez River
- de Vide River
- da Vila River
- Vizela RiverVizela RiverVizela River is a river in Portugal. It flows into Ave River....
- Vouga River
See also
- Geography of EuropeGeography of EuropeEurope is traditionally reckoned as one of seven continents. Physiographically, however, it is the northwestern peninsula of the larger landmass known as Eurasia : Asia occupies the eastern bulk of this continuous landmass and all share a common continental shelf...
- List of European rivers with alternative names
- Latin names of European rivers
- European river zonationEuropean river zonationThe classification of European rivers comes from the fish fauna found in them. Changes in taxonomic composition relate to physical and chemical changes that occur longitudinally.- Trout zone :...
- :pt:Anexo:Lista de rios de Portugal
- :pt:Lista de ribeiras de Portugal