List of rivers of Portugal facts for kids

Portugal is a country in Europe known for its beautiful landscapes and many important rivers. Rivers are natural flowing watercourses, usually freshwater, that flow towards an ocean, sea, lake, or another river. They are super important for many reasons, like providing water for drinking, farming, and even making electricity! They also create homes for lots of plants and animals.

This article is a list of the main rivers in Portugal, including their smaller branches, called tributaries. Think of a river as a tree trunk, and its tributaries are like the branches feeding into it. Knowing about these rivers helps us understand Portugal's geography and how water shapes the land.

List of Portuguese Rivers

A

• Abadia le Riviera
• Agadão River
• Águeda River (Douro)
• Águeda River (Vouga)
• Albufeira River
• Alcabrichel River
• Alcantarilha River
• Alcoa River
• Alcobaça River
• Alcofra River
• Alfusqueiro River
• Algibre River
• Algoz River
• Alheda River
• Aljezur River
• Almançor River
• Almonda River
• Almorode River
• Alpiarça River, Ribeira de Ulme, Vala de Alpiarça, Alpiaçoilo River, Vala Real
• Alte River
• Alto River
• Alva River
• Alviela River
• Alvôco River
• Âncora River
• Anços River
• Angueira River
• Antuã River, Antuão River
• Arade River
• Arado River
• Arcão River
• Arcossó River
• Arda River
• Ardila River
• Arnóia River
• Arouce River
• Arunca River
• Asnes River
• Assureira River
• Ave River
• Avia River
• Azibo River

B

• Baça River
• Baceiro River
• Balsemão river
• Bazágueda River
• Beça River or Bessa River
• Bensafrim River
• Beselga River
• Bestança River or Ribeiro de São Martinho
• Boco River or Ribeira de Boco
• Boina River
• Botão River
• Branco River

C

• Caia River
• Caima River
• Cabral River
• Cabril River (Cávado)
• Cabril River (Corgo)
• Cabril River (Tâmega)
• Cabrum River
• Cachoeiras River
• Caldo River
• Calvo River
• Carapito River
• Carvalhosa River
• Cáster River
• Castro Laboreiro River
• Cávado River
• de Cavalos River
• Cavalum River
• Ceira River
• Cercal River
• Cértima River
• Chança River
• Côa River
• Cobrão River
• Cobres River
• Coina River
• Coja River
• de Colares River
• Corgo River
• Corvo River or Dueça River
• da Costa River
• Coura River
• Criz River
• Covelas River

D

• Dão River
• Degebe River
• Dinha River
• Divor River
• Douro River
• Drave River
• Diogo River

E

• Eirôgo River
• Erges River
• Espiche River
• Este River
• Ega River (Portugal)
• Eiriz River

F

• Falacho River
• Febros River
• Ferreira River
• Ferro River (Portugal)
• Fervença River
• Figueira River
• Fim River
• Fora River
• Frades River (Portugal)
• Fresno River (Portugal)
• Froufe River

G

• Galinhas River
• Gerês River
• Gilão River
• Grande River (Lourinhã)
• Guadiana River

H

• Homem River

I

• Ínsua River
• Isna River
• Inha River

J

• Joanes River
• Jamor River or Ribeira do Jamor or Queluz River
• Judeu River
• Juliano River

L

• Laboreiro River
• Labruja River
• Leça River
• Lena River (Portugal)
• Levira River
• Lima River
• Lis River
• Lizandro River or Lisandro River
• Lordelo River

M

• Maçãs River
• Maior River
• Marnel River
• Massueime River
• Mau River
• Meão River
• de Mega River
• de Mel River
• Mente River
• Minho River
• Mira River
• Mondego River
• Mouro River

N

• Nabão River
• Negro River (Portugal)
• Neiva River
• Nisa River
• Noeime River

O

• Ocreza River or Ribeira, (afluente of Tejo River)
• Odeceixe River
• Odeleite River
• Odelouca River
• Odres River
• Olo River
• de Onor River
• Orelhão River
• Ovelha River
• Ovil River

P

• de Palhais River
• Paiva River
• Paivô River
• Peculhos River
• Pavia River
• Peio River
• Pêra River
• Pinhão River
• Poio River
• Pombeiro River
• Pônsul River
• Prado River
• Pranto River
• Pilas River

Q

• Quarteira River
• Queijais River

R

• Rabaçal River
• Rabagão River
• Raia River
• Ramalhoso River
• Real River (Portugal)

S

• Sabor River
• Sado River
• Safarujo River
• Salas River
• Saltadouro River
• Sardoura River
• Sátão River
• Seco River (Portugal)
• Selho River
• Sever River
• Silves River
• Sizandro River
• Sor River (Portugal)
• Sordo River (Portugal)
• Sorraia River
• Sótão River
• Soure River
• Sousa River
• Sul River

T

• Tábuas River
• Tâmega River
• Tanha River
• Távora River
• Tedinho River
• Tedo River
• Teixeira River (Douro)
• Teixeira River (Vouga)
• Tejo River (River Tagus)
• Terva River
• Tinhela River
• Tinhesa River
• Tornada River
• Torre River
• Torto River
• Torto River (Mira)
• Torto River (Portel)
• Tio Touro River
• Trancão River
• Tripeiro River
• Tua River
• Tuela River
• Temilobos River

U

• Uíma River
• Ul River
• Unhais River
• Urtigosa River

V

• Vade River
• Varosa River
• Vascão River
• Vez River
• de Vide River
• da Vila River
• Vizela River
• Vouga River

X

• Xarrama River
• Xévora River
• Portugal River

Z

• Zêzere River
• Zela River