Tâmega River

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The Tâmega River is a significant river in the Iberian Peninsula that flows through northern Portugal and parts of Spain, contributing notably to the Douro River basin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
alternativeName Támega River NERFINISHED
basinArea approximately 3300 km²
continent Europe
country Portugal
Spain
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean via Douro River
ecoregion Iberian Atlantic river systems
environmentalIssue flood risk in lower valley
water quality concerns in some stretches
flowsDirection generally north–south in Portugal
flowsThrough northern Portugal
northwest Spain
flowsThroughCity Amarante
Celorico de Basto
Chaves
Marco de Canaveses
formsBorder sections of the Portugal–Spain border
hasBridge Amarante Bridge
hasDam Alto Tâmega Dam
Daivões Dam
Gouvães Dam
hydroelectricProject Tâmega Electroproducing System
knownFor frequent flooding
hydroelectric potential
languageOfName Portuguese
length approximately 145 km
lengthInPortugal approximately 106 km
lengthInSpain approximately 39 km
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
mouth Douro River
mouthLocation Entre-os-Rios
partOfRiverBasin Douro River basin
linked to: Douro basin
passesThroughDistrict Porto District
Vila Real District
region Norte Region (Portugal)
linked to: northern Portugal
sourceCountry Spain
sourceMountainRange Serra de San Mamede (Galicia)
sourceRegion Galicia
tributary Beça River
Cabriel River (Portuguese tributary)
Corgo River
Olo River
Oura River NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Douro River
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation

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Douro River majorTributary Tâmega River
Norte Region containsRiver Tâmega River
Duero tributary Tâmega
linked to: Tâmega River
Douro basin hasTributaryRiver Tâmega River
Porto District hasRiver Tâmega River
Chaves, Portugal locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Chaves Municipality crossedBy Tâmega River
Alto Trás-os-Montes containsRiver Tâmega River
Amarante, Portugal locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Tâmega e Sousa namedAfter Tâmega River
Tâmega e Sousa traversedBy Tâmega River
Alto Tâmega traversedByRiver Tâmega River
Celorico de Basto locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Entre-os-Rios locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Entre-os-Rios locatedAtConfluenceOf Tâmega River
Tâmega Electroproducing System locatedIn Tâmega River basin
linked to: Tâmega River
Amarante Bridge crosses Tâmega River
Amarante Bridge hasViewOf Tâmega River valley
linked to: Tâmega River
Gouvães Dam locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Gouvães Dam watercourse Tâmega River
Gouvães Dam locatedIn Tâmega River basin
linked to: Tâmega River
Marco de Canaveses hasRiver Tâmega River
Daivões Dam locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Daivões Dam watercourse Tâmega River
Daivões Dam locatedIn Tâmega River basin
linked to: Tâmega River
Daivões Dam locatedNear Tâmega River valley
linked to: Tâmega River
Alto Tâmega Dam locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Alto Tâmega Dam region Tâmega River Basin
linked to: Tâmega River
Alto Tâmega Dam watercourse Tâmega River
Amarante Municipality locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
Amarante Municipality traversedBy Tâmega River
Amarante Municipality riverValley Tâmega valley
linked to: Tâmega River
Beça River tributaryOf Tâmega River
Beça River mouth Tâmega River
Beça River riverSystem Tâmega River system
linked to: Tâmega River
Olo River tributaryOf Tâmega River
Olo River mouth Tâmega River