Guadiana Valley Natural Park
Guadiana Valley Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural do Vale do Guadiana) is a natural park in southeastern Portugal. It is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country.
Pulo Do Lobo, flow gage tower
| Guadiana Valley Natural Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
.JPG) Pulo do Lobo (Wolf's Leap) is a waterfall in the Guadiana river, in the Guadiana Valley Natural Park. | |
| Location | Distrito de Beja |
| Nearest city | Mértola, Serpa |
| Coordinates | 37°39′02″N 7°38′42″W |
| Area | 697 km2 (269 sq mi) |
| Established | 18 November 1995 |
| Governing body | Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests |
The top of the flow gage tower was reached by the Guadiana twice in 50 years.[1]
References
- Guadiana pilot river basin - Portugal. Rui Rodrigues. INAG (Portuguese Institute for Water)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guadiana Valley Natural Park. |
- Guadiana Valley Natural Park webpage at the Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade (ICNB) (in Portuguese)
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