Ribeira da Garça is a river in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão in
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. Its source is on the north side of the eastern plateau of the island, northeast of Pico
Moroços
Moroços Natural Park (''Parque Natural de Moroços''), in the middle of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão, is one of ten "natural parks" in Cape Verde.Consultoria em Gestão de Recursos Naturais Isildo Gomes, p. 6-14 It flows north through the settlements of
Garça de Cima
Garça de Cima is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated in the upper valley of the river Ribeira da Garça, 15 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. The southernmost part lies in Moroà ...
Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande may refer to the following places:
Cape Verde
* Ribeira Grande (stream), a stream on the island of Santo Antão
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santo Antão
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality), a municip ...
. It flows into the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
near Chã de Igreja.
Canto de Cagarra Dam
In 2014 the Canto de Cagarra Dam (''Barragem de Canto de Cagarra'') was constructed on the river, 2.3 km south of Chã de Igreja. Due to silting and problems in water supply, electricity and the absence of an irrigation network, aggravated by flood damage in 2016, the reservoir has not brought the expected benefits. Repairs have been announced in March 2018.
See also
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List of streams in Cape Verde
This is a partial list of streams of Cape Verde, sorted by island.
;Boa Vista:
*Ribeira do Rabil
;Santiago:
*Ribeira Grande de Santiago (stream), Ribeira Grande de Santiago/Ribeira Cadacina
*Ribeira Principal
*Ribeira Seca (Santiago), ...