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The Bensafrim River (Portuguese: Ribeira de Bensafrim, Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈβɐjɾɐ ðɨ βɐ̃jzɐˈfɾĩ]) is a river in Portugal.
| Bensafrim River | |
|---|---|
 Bensafrim River in Lagos. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Serra de Espinhaço de Cão |
| • location | Monchique Range |
| Mouth | Lagos |
• location | Atlantic Ocean, Algarve, |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lagos |
The Bensafrim River is a small stream, and its bar almost dries at low water. The bar is only passable by boats from half flood to half ebb.[1]
References
edit- ↑ Office, United States Hydrographic (1929). East Atlantic Pilot: The Coast of Spain and Portugal from Cabo Toriñana to Cape Trafalgar, the Madeira Group, the Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and the West Coast of Africa from Cape Spartel to Cape Palmas. U.S. Government Printing Office.