Lérez River
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The Lérez is a river in South West Galicia, Spain. The river meets the Atlantic Ocean at Pontevedra, where it creates Pontevedra's ria. The sources of the long stream are in Serra do Candán, in the mountain of San Bieito, in the parish of Aciveiro (Forcarei). The Lérez passes through the communities of Forcarei, Cerdedo, Campo Lameiro, Cotobade and, finally, Pontevedra.
Key facts
- River.name
- Lérez
- River.image
- RíoLérez.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The Lérez river at San Xurxo de Sacos, Cotobade.
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Spain
- River.subdivision_type3
- Autonomous Community
- River.subdivision_name3
- Galicia
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- City
- River.subdivision_name5
- Pontevedra
- River.length_km
- 60
- River.source1
- San Bieito
- River.source1_location
- Forcarei, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
- River.mouth_location
- Ria of Pontevedra, Spain
- River.custom_label
- Reservoirs
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- Río Lérez
- mouth of the watercourse
- Ría de Pontevedra
- Commons category
- Lérez River
- watershed area
- 449.5
- tributary
- Almofrei River
- discharge
- 21.2
- origin of the watercourse
- Serpens
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Lérez is a river in South West Galicia, Spain. The river meets the Atlantic Ocean at Pontevedra, where it creates Pontevedra's ria. The sources of the long stream are in Serra do Candán, in the mountain of San Bieito, in the parish of Aciveiro (Forcarei). The Lérez passes through the communities of Forcarei, Cerdedo, Campo Lameiro, Cotobade and, finally, Pontevedra.
Its main tributaries are the Salgueiro, Cabaleiros, Grande, O Castro, Quireza, Tenorio and Almofrei.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lérez River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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