Sado (river)

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Sado
Rio Sado
Run of the Rio Sado

Run of the Rio Sado

Data
location Setúbal , Beja ( Portugal )
River system Sado
source in the Serra da Vigia
37 ° 38 ′ 28 ″  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 51 ″  W.
Source height ~  230  m
muzzle at Setúbal in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 38 ° 29 '22 "  N , 8 ° 55' 24"  W 38 ° 29 '22 "  N , 8 ° 55' 24"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 230 m
Bottom slope 1.3 ‰
length 180 km
Catchment area 7640 km²
Drain MQ
 40 m³ / s
Left tributaries Ribeira de Corona , Ribeira de Grandola
Right tributaries Roxo , Ribeira da Figueira , Odivelas , Xarrama , Ribeira de Algalé , Ribeira de Santa Catarina de Sitimos , Alcáçovas
Reservoirs flowed through Monte da Rocha
Medium-sized cities Setubal
Small towns Alcácer do Sal
Communities Alvalade
The Sado at Alcácer do Sal

The Sado at Alcácer do Sal

The Sado is a river in Portugal . The source is in the Serra da Vigia mountains . From there the Sado flows about 180 kilometers in a predominantly northerly direction and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Setúbal , south of Lisbon .

The Reserve Natural do Estuário do Sado is located on the Sado river delta . In the estuary of the Sado a population lives of the dolphin species of bottlenose dolphin .

In the catchment area there are u. a. the following dams :

Web links

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