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Douro river

Thematic Area
Water, energy and Food
Location
Douro
Application Areas
Water Resources
Scope
Central Administration
Douro river

Entity

Description

The Douro River is born in Spain, on the peaks of the Sierra de Urbión and flows into the Atlantic, near the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. It is 897 km long and is the third most extensive river in the Iberian peninsula.