The Avia River is a tributary of the Minho river (
Miño River
The Minho ( ; ) or Miño ( ; ; ; ) is the longest river in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain, with a length of . It forms a part of the international border between Spain and Portugal. By discharge volume, it is the fourth largest r ...
in Spanish) with a length of .
It is the longest river in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
It begins in the
serra of the Suído at a height of in the place called
Fonte Avia (municipality of
Avión). It follows an SO-NL direction after arriving to the artificial lake of
Albarellos, between the municipalities of
Leiro,
Boborás and
Avión. 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, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño river and the la ...
. 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, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño river and the la ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
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Rivers of Galicia The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrography, hydrographical network in the Spain, Spanish autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not ...
References
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Galicia (Spain)
Tributaries of the Minho (river)
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