Ardila (Guadiana)

Ardila Río Ardila
Location of the Ardila (number 9) in the Guadiana river system
Data
location	Spain , Portugal
River system	Guadiana
Drain over	Guadiana  → Atlantic Ocean
source	Serra de Tentúdia 38 ° 3 ′ 17 "  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 3"  W.
Source height	~  1100  msnm
muzzle	Guadiana Coordinates: 38 ° 9 ′ 55 "  N , 7 ° 29 ′ 31"  W 38 ° 9 ′ 55 "  N , 7 ° 29 ′ 31"  W.
Mouth height	95  msnm
Height difference	1005 m
Bottom slope	8.7 ‰
length	116 km
Catchment area	1821 km²
Left tributaries	Ribeira de Múrtega , Ribeira de Toutalga
Right tributaries	Río de Bodión , Arroyo Brovales
Reservoirs flowed through	Embalse de Valuengo
The Ardila near Moura in Portugal

The Ardila ( Spanish Río Ardila ) is a left tributary of the Guadiana that flows through both Spain and Portugal . It rises south of Monesterio in the Badajoz province in Extremadura . Its course initially leads north. At Valencia del Ventoso it changes its path in a south-westerly direction, which it maintains up to the mouth.

It crosses the southern parts of the municipalities of Jerez de los Caballeros and Oliva de la Frontera on Spanish territory . Then it forms the border with Portugal for 25 km . Finally, it flows into the Guadiana south of the Alqueva reservoir near the Portuguese city of Moura . Its main tributary is the Benferre . Its catchment area covers a total area of ​​1,821.61 km², 1,043 km² of which is in Spain.