Lima (river)

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Lima
at Ponte de Lima

at Ponte de Lima

Data
location in Spain , Portugal
River system Lima
River basin district Miño-Sil / Minho-Sil
source at Talariño
42 ° 7 ′ 10 ″  N , 7 ° 35 ′ 20 ″  W.
Source height 975  msnm
muzzle at Viana do Castelo in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 41 ° 40 ′ 54 "  N , 8 ° 50 ′ 14"  W 41 ° 40 ′ 54 "  N , 8 ° 50 ′ 14"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 975 m
Bottom slope 9 ‰
length 108 km
Left tributaries Trasmiras, Rio Salas
Right tributaries Rio de Corchos
Reservoirs flowed through As Conchas , Alto-Lindoso , Touvedo

The Lima ( galicisch limia ; port. Rio Lima ; span. Rio Lima ) is a flow on the Iberian peninsula km with a length of 108.

It is formed by the confluence of several source streams between Vilariño Frio and Bresmaus, about 30 km southeast of Ourense in the Spanish province of Ourense . On the 41 km long Galician section, the river bears several different local names such as Talariño , Freixo or Mourenzo . In Galicia it crosses Xinzo de Limia (or Ginzo de Limia ), from where it got its official name.

The Lima crosses the Spanish- Portuguese border at Lindoso . Shortly after the border, it is dammed up by the Alto-Lindoso dam to form a reservoir ( Albufeira da Barragem do Alto-Lindoso in Portuguese ). It then flows through the towns of Ponte da Barca and Ponte de Lima and flows into the Atlantic after another 67 km at Viana do Castelo .

Called " Lethe " by the Romans , legends as a river of oblivion and underhandedness entwined around the Lima in classical mythology . This myth was born in 137 BC. Destroyed by the Roman proconsul Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus when the river prevented the advance of his troops. He crossed it alone and called his soldiers one by one by name. The soldiers, astonished that the general had retained his memory, crossed the river carefree, thus destroying the myth of the Lethe.

Power plants and reservoirs

Looking downstream, the Lima is dammed by the following power plants:

power plant operator Max. Power (MW) Reservoir Surface (km²) Volume (million m³)
Alto-Lindoso EDP 630 Alto-Lindoso 1.05 379.01
Touvedo EDP 22nd Touvedo 1.72 15.5

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Lima  - album with pictures, videos and audio files