Torre River, Portugal Explained

Torre River
Pushpin Map:Portugal
Pushpin Map Caption:Red Dot = Torre River at the Alvor Estuary
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Portugal
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Algarve
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Faro
Source1:Conflux of small streams
Source1 Location:Serra de Monchique, Algarve
Source1 Coordinates:37.305°N -8.6007°W
Mouth:Alvor Estuary[1]
Mouth Location:Alvor (Portimão), Algarve, Portugal
Mouth Coordinates:37.1506°N -8.5906°W

The Torre River (pronounced as /pt/) is a small river in the south west Algarve, Portugal.[2] The rivers headwater sources are a number of small streams and brooks rising from springs across the Serra de Monchique. The river runs for around 11km (07miles) from these sources southwards towards the town of Portimão where it discharges into the Alvor Estuary[3] close to the coastal village of Alvor.

Notes and References

  1. The south west coast of the Algarve into the Atlantic at The Ria de Alvor (Alvor Estuary)
  2. Web site: 49-C Monchique. Stanfords Bookshop. Listing of the Map on Stanford’s website. 15 September 2014.
  3. Book: The Algarve. Rough guides – Penguin Group. 2010. 9781848364981. Sheet Map showing the course of the Torre River and its discharge into the Alvor Estuary.