The Azibo River () is a Portuguese river in the
Douro River
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basin. It has its source in the Nogueira mountains, near the place of Rebordainhos,
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, in the northeast of
Portugal
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Along its of length, it crosses the
Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality Macedo is a Portuguese language
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, where in 1982 an earthfill dam was built near
Santa Combinha place (
Azibo Reservoir).
The Azibo river has its mouth near the place of Lagoa (
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), on the
right bank
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of Sabor River, which is a tributary of
Douro River
The Douro (, , , ; ; ) is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish province of Soria, meanders briefly south, then flows generally west through the northern part of the Meseta ...
.
See also
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List of European rivers with alternative names
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Latin names of European rivers
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European river zonation
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Zonation (from headwater to estuary) Trout zone
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Azibo Reservoir Protected Landscape
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List of Birds of Azibo Reservoir Protected Landscape
Notes
External links
www.azibo.orgSistema Nacional de Informação de Recursos HidricosInstituto da Água
Hydrographic Map of Portugal (pdf)
Rivers of Portugal
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