Sado River

The Sado in Alcácer do Sal

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The Sado is a river in Portugal. The source is located in the Serra da Vigia. From there, the Sado flows some 180 kilometers in mostly northerly direction and flows near the city of Setúbal, south of Lisbon in the Atlantic.

At the delta of the River Sado Nature Reserve Reserva Natural do Sado Estuary is located. In the estuary of the Sado lives a population of dolphin species of bottlenose dolphin.

In the catchment area there is, inter alia, the following dams:

  • Barragem de Água Industrial
  • Águas Claras de barragem
  • Barragem do Alvito
  • Barragem de Campilhas
  • Barragem because Daroeira
  • Barragem de Fonte Serne
  • Barragem do Monte da Rocha
  • Barragem de Odivelas
  • Barragem de Pego do Altar
  • Barragem de Porches
  • Barragem de Rejeitados
  • Barragem do Roxo
  • Barragem because Tapada
  • Barragem de Vale do Gaio
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