Río Eume
| Río Eume | ||
 The Río Eume in the Fragas do Eume, near the Mosteiro do Caaveiro |
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| Data | ||
| location | Galicia, A Coruña Province | |
| River system | Río Eume | |
| source | Sierra de Xistral | |
| Source height | 760 m | |
| muzzle | Ría de Ares Coordinates: 43 ° 24 ′ 45 " N , 8 ° 10 ′ 28" W 43 ° 24 ′ 45 " N , 8 ° 10 ′ 28" W.
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| length | 80 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Encoro da Ribeira; Encoro do Eume | |
| Small towns | Pontedeume | |
| Communities | Abadín ; As Pontes ; Monfero ; A capela | |
| Ports | Pontedeume | |
| Navigable | No | |
The Río Eume is a coastal river in northern Galicia . It rises in the Sierra de Xistral in the province of A Coruña . The river has two headwaters , Toxeiras and Lamoso . Both arise at a height of 920 m at the foot of the 1,032 m high Monte Xistral . From the junction of the two streams at an altitude of 760 m the river is called Eume .
On its way, the Río Eume feeds two reservoirs: the Encoro da Ribeira and the Encoro do Eume . Below it it flows through the Fragas do Eume Natural Park .
It rises in the municipality of Abadín in the Parroquia Montouto, crosses the areas of the municipalities of As Pontes , Monfero and A Capela and flows into the Ría de Ares , one of the Rías Altas on the north coast of Galicia, in the municipality of Pontedeume .
