Sil (river)
The Sil is a river in León (Castile and León) and Galicia, Spain, a tributary of the Miño. Its total length is 225 kilometres (140 mi). The source of the Sil is in the Cantabrian Mountains in the Leonese town of Villablino. It flows through the provinces of León and Ourense. The largest city on the Sil is Ponferrada (León). The Sil flows into the Miño upstream from Ourense.
| Sil | |
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The Sil Canyon as seen from the river | |
Path of the Sil | |
| Native name | Río Sil (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Castilla y Leon, Galicia |
| City | Ponferrada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Villablino |
| • location | León, Castilla y León, Spain |
| • coordinates | 43.031615°N 6.155348°W |
| Source confluence | Os Peares |
| • location | Ourense, Galicia, Spain |
| • coordinates | 42.453844°N 7.729912°W |
| Mouth | Miño Estuary |
• location | Atlantic Ocean, Spain |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 228 km (142 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Minho→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Boeza, Cabrera, Bibei, Navea, Mao |
| • right | Caboalles, Cúa, Selmo, Soldón, Lor, Cabe |
| Reservoirs | Las Rozas, Bárcena, Peñarrubia, Pumares, Santiago, San Martiño, Sequeiros, Santo Estevo, San Pedro ou Pombeiros |
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