Sor (Sorraia)

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Sor
Data
location Alentejo region in Portugal
River system Tagus river
Drain over Tejo  → Atlantic
confluence with the Raia to Sorraia Coordinates: 38 ° 59 ′ 42 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 2 ″  W 38 ° 59 ′ 42 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 2 ″  W

Reservoirs flowed through Montargil dam
Small towns Ponte de Sor
Communities Couço

The Sor or Sôr ( Portuguese Ribeira de Sor ) is the right (northern) source river of the Sorraia . It flows through the Portalegre and Santarém districts in the Alentejo region of Portugal . The Sor rises north of the municipality of Alpalhão , then flows in a south-westerly direction and joins above the municipality of Couço with the Raia to form Sorraia.

In Ponte de Sor the Roman road crossed by Emerita Augusta ( Mérida ) to Olisipo ( Lisbon to Sor). About ten kilometers above Couço, the Sor is dammed up into a reservoir by the Montargil dam.