Alte River

Alte River
Alte river within the village of Alte
Country Portugal
Region Algarve
District Faro
Municipality Loulé
Coordinates 37°10′51″N 8°12′28″W / 37.180972°N 8.207806°W / 37.180972; -8.207806Coordinates: 37°10′51″N 8°12′28″W / 37.180972°N 8.207806°W / 37.180972; -8.207806
Source
 - location Alte, Algarve
 - coordinates 37°14′17.7″N 8°09′57.6″W / 37.238250°N 8.166000°W / 37.238250; -8.166000
Source confluence
 - location Quarteira River
 - elevation 50 m (164 ft)
 - coordinates 37°10′51.5″N 8°12′28.1″W / 37.180972°N 8.207806°W / 37.180972; -8.207806
Mouth Into the Atlantic at Quarteira
Length 7.2 mi (12 km), North East to South West
Confluence of the Alte River and the Quarteira River

Alte River is a small river in the Portuguese region of the Algarve.[1] The river along with the Algibre River, another tributary, becomes the River Quarteira after the two rivers conflux. The source[2] of the river is a short distance east of the village of Alte and it runs for a distance of 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) to its confluence with the River Algibre near the village of Paderne.

Description

The Algibre is one of a number of small rivers in the central Algarve which make up the water ecosystem known as the Querença – Silves Aquifer System.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Algarve. Sheet Map showing the course of the River Alte and its Confluences. Rough guides – Penguin Group. 2010. ISBN 9781848364981.
  2. ↑ Tours around the Algarve. Reference to Alte and the valley of the Ribeira de Alte and its spring at Fonte Grande. Algarve Tourism Board/ Rotas © Região de Turismo do Algarve. 2008. p. 50.
  3. ↑ "Quantifying and modelling the contribution of streams that recharge the Querença – Silves Aquifer in south Portugal" (PDF). Information about the Aquifer System. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences.


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