Eo (river)
Eo | ||
Ribadeo on the Rio Eo |
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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 |
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Mouth height | 0 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
- Río Suarón
- Rego de Fornelo
- Río de Fervedoiro
- Río de Siares
- Río Ouria
- Río Cabreira
- Río Turja
- Rodil
- Río Liñeiras
- Río de Ríotorto
- Río de Trabada
- Rio Montouto
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.