Mondego River

Mondego
Mondego River, near Penacova, Portugal.
Mondego River in Portugal
Native nameMondego (Portuguese)
Location
CountryPortugal
Physical characteristics
SourceSerra da Estrela
 • locationGouveia
 • elevation1,425 metres (4,675 ft)
MouthFigueira da Foz
 • location
Atlantic Ocean, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Centro, Portugal
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length234 km (145 mi)
Basin size6,670 km2 (2,580 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationFigueira da Foz
 • average108 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftAlva, Ceira, Arunca, and Pranto
 • rightDão
Mondego River in Coimbra.

The Rio Mondego (European Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u mõˈdeɣu]) or Mondego River is the longest river entirely within Portuguese territory.[1] It has its source in Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal (i.e. excluding the Portuguese islands). It runs 234 kilometres (145 mi) from the Gouveia municipality, at 1,425 metres (4,675 ft) above sea level in Serra da Estrela, to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean next to the city of Figueira da Foz.

  1. ^ "Mondego" by Manuel Pinheiro, Final Project of a masters's degree in Wildlife Documentary Production from the University of Salford. Film marked with a distinction. Filmed in Portugal during May/June 2011. A voyage by the Mondego river's wildlife from the mountains to the sea.