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
Ourense (in Spanish, ''Orense'') is a Spanish province, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, L ...
). 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
Ourense (in Spanish, ''Orense'') is a Spanish province, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, L ...
. 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 of ...
. 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 of ...
.
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 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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