Bensafrim River

Bensafrim River
Bensafrim River in Lagos.
Location
CountryPortugal
Physical characteristics
SourceSerra de Espinhaço de Cão
 • locationMonchique Range
MouthLagos
 • location
Atlantic Ocean, Algarve,
Discharge 
 • locationLagos

The Bensafrim River (Portuguese: Ribeira de Bensafrim, Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈβɐjɾɐ ðɨ βɐ̃jzɐˈfɾĩ]) is a river in Portugal.


The Bensafrim River is a small stream, and its bar almost dries at low water. The bar is only passable by boats from half flood to half ebb.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Office, United States Hydrographic (1929). East Atlantic Pilot: The Coast of Spain and Portugal from Cabo Toriñana to Cape Trafalgar, the Madeira Group, the Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and the West Coast of Africa from Cape Spartel to Cape Palmas. U.S. Government Printing Office.