Eo (river)

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Eo
Ribadeo on the Rio Eo

Ribadeo on the Rio Eo

Data
location Asturias - Galicia , Spain
River system Rio Eo
source In Baleira , Province of Lugo
Source height 850  m
muzzle In the Cantabrian Sea coordinates: 43 ° 33 '2 "  N , 7 ° 1' 52"  W 43 ° 33 '2 "  N , 7 ° 1' 52"  W
Mouth height m
Height difference 850 m
Bottom slope 9.3 ‰
length 91.5 km
Catchment area 819 km²
Drain MQ
20.11 m³ / s

The Eo is a river in Spain that flows through the autonomous regions of Galicia and Asturias .

geography

The Eo has its source near Baleira in the Galician province of Lugo and flows mainly in a northerly direction. At its mouth in the Cantabrian Sea between A Punta da Cruz and A Punta Niño do Corvo near Ribadeo , it forms the Ría del Eo (also called Ría de Ribadeo ), which here forms the border between Galicia and Asturias.

Tributaries

Flora and fauna

On the eastern shore of the estuary is on Asturian territory of the Natural Park Reserva Natural Parcial de la Ría del Eo , which is dominated by seagrass beds and large formations of rushes and reed that a variety of wading birds , ducks birds and seagulls a home, but also a winter home give.

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