Vouga River
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CountryPortugal
SourceChafariz da Lapa
locationSerra da Lapa, Sernancelhe, Viseu, Portugal
location
Atlantic Ocean at Aveiro, Portugal| Vouga | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chafariz da Lapa |
| • location | Serra da Lapa, Sernancelhe, Viseu, Portugal |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean at Aveiro, Portugal |
| Length | 148 km (92 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,635 km2 (1,403 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Caima |
Vouga River (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvoɣɐ]) is a river in the Centro Region of Portugal.[1] The source of the Vouga is the Chafariz da Lapa, at an elevation of 864 metres (2,835 ft), in the parish of Quintela, municipality of Sernancelhe, Viseu District. The course of the river ends in the Atlantic Ocean, in the form of a ria, the Ria de Aveiro.
