Alcantarilha River
| Alcantarilha River Ribeiro de Enxurrada | |
|---|---|
Footbridge over the Alcantarilha river in the rivers saltmarshes | |
| Native name | Ribeiro de Alcantarilha (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Silves |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Miões, Tunes, Algarve |
| • coordinates | 37°11′58.6″N 8°17′10.0″W / 37.199611°N 8.286111°W |
| Mouth | The south central coast of the Algarve into the Atlantic at Armação de Pêra |
• coordinates | 37°05′55″N 8°21′06″W / 37.098646°N 8.351795°W |
| Length | 12.2 mi (19.6 km), North east to South |
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The Alcantarilha River (Portuguese pronunciation: [alˌkɐ̃tɐˈɾiʎɐ]) is a small river in the south central region of the Algarve, Portugal. The river begins at the conflux of three tributary streams a little south of the village of Miões in the municipality of Silves. Downstream the river also has several further tributaries including the Algoz River (Ribeiro de Algoz). The river runs for a length of 12.2 miles (19.6 km) from its conflux to the mouth at the Atlantic Ocean in south central Algarve.