The Avia River is a tributary of the
Miño River
The Minho ( , ) or Miño ( , , ; cel-x-proto, Miniu) is the longest river in Galicia, sharing the border with Portugal, with a length of . By discharge, it is the fourth river of the Iberian peninsula, after the Douro, Ebro, and Tagus.
The Min ...
with a length of . It begins in the
serra of the Suído at a height of in the place called
Fonte Avia (municipality of
Avión
Avión is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1,910 (2016) and an area of 121 km².
The town is the summer retreat of Spanish-Mexican millionaire Olegario Vázquez Raña who has hosted Mexican billionai ...
). It follows an SO-NL direction after arriving to the artificial lake of
Albarellos, between the municipalities of
Leiro,
Boborás and
Avión
Avión is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1,910 (2016) and an area of 121 km².
The town is the summer retreat of Spanish-Mexican millionaire Olegario Vázquez Raña who has hosted Mexican billionai ...
. After the artificial lake it continues until Boborás, turning there in SL direction. It flows in
Ribadavia
Ribadavia is a town and municipality located in the southwest of the province of Ourense, autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño river and the last course of the Avia river. It is the capital ...
. Its tributaries include the
Maquiáns River,
Viñao River, and
Arenteiro River, and it runs past the communities of
Boborás,
Leiro, and
Ribadavia
Ribadavia is a town and municipality located in the southwest of the province of Ourense, autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño river and the last course of the Avia river. It is the capital ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
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Rivers of Galicia The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrographical network in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not deep enough to be navigable, althou ...
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Galicia (Spain)
Tributaries of the Minho (river)
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