The Arade (Portuguese pronunciation:[ɐˈɾadɨ]) is a river located in the region of the Algarve, southern Portugal.[1] the river's course takes it through the municipalities of Silves, Lagoa and Portimão. The source[2] of the river lies to the southwest of the Serra do Caldeirão mountain ridge, in a valley called Barranco do Pé do Coelho. The river has a total length of 75.0 kilometres (46.6mi), with its source being 481 metres (1,578ft) above sea level. The mouth of the river empties into the Atlantic Ocean between the city of Portimão and the freguesia of Ferragudo, in Lagoa Municipality.
Mouth of the Arade from Portimão
River of the Algarve, Portugal
Arade River
Railway bridge over the Arade at Portimão
Location
Country
Portugal
Region
Algarve
Municipality
Silves, Portimão
Physicalcharacteristics
Source
Serra do Malhão at the gully called Barranco do Pé do Coelho
Mouth
Into the Atlantic at Portimão
Length
75km (47mi)
From the time of the Moors until the 19th century, the Arade was navigable up to as far as Silves[3] about 12 kilometres (7.5mi), where an important port used to exist, especially for the cork trade. Nowadays only small boats can go that far.
Barragem do Funcho
Dams
Part of the reason for the present low water flow (and subsequent silting up) of the river has been the erection of two dams in the middle reaches of the river—the Barragem (Dam) de Arade and above it the Barragem do Funcho.
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