The Algoz River () is a small river in the south central region of the

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, which rises near the village of

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and passes through the town of

Algoz Algoz () is a town and the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve, Portugal. It has about 3000 inhabitants. History According to some theories, the name of the town has its origins in the Arabic wor ...

, the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes. The river is a tributary of the Alcantarilha River and runs for a distance of from its source to its conflux with the Alcantarilha River.

Description

The stream runs to the north of the town of

from an easterly direction, and from the north west a tributary called Barranco Longo joins the stream. Part of the river runs underground for below the ''Rua do Ribeiro'' in the town of Algoz. North west of the town a tributary joins the river which is called ''Barranco Longo''. Further on the stream flows under the Alcantarilha bridge and the name of the stream changes to the Enxurrada or the Alcantarilha stream. This watercourse finally flows into the

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between Pêra and Armação de Pêra.

References

Rivers of Portugal Rivers of the Algarve {{Portugal-river-stub