Boina River

Boina River (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔjnɐ]) is a small river in the south west Algarve, Portugal is a tributary[1] of the Arade River which it has a conflux at the Boina Estuary 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) north of the mouth of the Arade at the town of Portimão.[2][3][4]

Boina River
Native nameRibeiro de Boina
Location
CountryPortugal
RegionAlgarve
DistrictFaro
MunicipalitySilves
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSerra de Monchique, Algarve
 • coordinates37°09′13.4″N 8°15′55.5″W
Source confluence 
 • locationBoina estuary
 • coordinates37°10′14.4″N 8°31′49.4″W
MouthBoina estuary, south west coast of the Algarve into the Atlantic at Portimão via the Arade River

Description

The river Boina runs for a distance of 30.0 kilometres (18.6 mi) from its headwater sources which are a number of small streams and brooks rising from springs across the Serra de Monchique. The rivers confluence is with the River Arade forming the western arm of the Arade estuary and is known as the Boina estuary. The head of the estuary is near the village of Arge.

References
  1. Garcia Domingues, José Domingos. Silves: Tourist Guide to the Town and Borough. Silves and its Tourist Region - including details of Boina River as a tributary. Câmara Municipal de Silves. p. 9.
  2. The Algarve. Sheet Map showing the course of the Boina River and its Confluence at the Boina Estuary. Rough guides – Penguin Group. 2010. ISBN 9781848364981.
  3. 49-D Silves. Sheet map scale 1:50 000 Carta Corografica De Portugal – 49D Map showing the confluence with the Arade River. Instituto Geografico Portugues. ISBN 9789728867119.
  4. "49-D Silves". Listing of the Map on Stanford’s website. Stanfords Bookshop. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.


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