Torre River, Portugal

The Torre River (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁɨ]) is a small river in the south west Algarve, Portugal.[2][3] The rivers headwater sources are a number of small streams and brooks rising from springs across the Serra de Monchique. The river runs for around 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) from these sources southwards towards the town of Portimão where it discharges into the Alvor Estuary[4] close to the coastal village of Alvor.

Torre River
Torre River, Portugal is located in Portugal
Torre River, Portugal
Red Dot = Torre River at the Alvor Estuary
Native nameRibeiro da Torre (Portuguese)
Location
CountryPortugal
RegionAlgarve
DistrictFaro
Physical characteristics
SourceConflux of small streams
  locationSerra de Monchique, Algarve
  coordinates37°18′18.0″N 8°36′02.5″W
MouthAlvor Estuary[1]
  location
Alvor (Portimão), Algarve, Portugal
  coordinates
37°09′02.2″N 8°35′26.2″W

References

  1. The south west coast of the Algarve into the Atlantic at The Ria de Alvor (Alvor Estuary)
  2. "49-C Monchique", Sheet map scale 1:50 000 Carta Corografica De Portugal – 49D Sheet Map showing the course of the Torre River and its discharge into the Alvor Estuary, Instituto Geografico Portugues, ISBN 9789728867102
  3. "49-C Monchique". Listing of the Map on Stanford’s website. Stanfords Bookshop. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. The Algarve. 2010. ISBN 9781848364981. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)


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