Balsemão River
| Balsemão | |
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Balsemão River mouth
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| Country | Portugal |
| Location | Viseu District |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Serra de Montemuro 1,352 m (4,436 ft) |
| River mouth | Varosa River |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 32.4 km (20.1 mi) |
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EU Surface Water Body Codes |
PT03DOU0391 PT03DOU0421 |
Coordinates: 41°00′12″N 7°55′48″W / 41.00333°N 7.93000°W
The Rio Balsemão (European Portuguese: [balsˈmɐ̃w] English language: Balsemão River) is a small stream that originates in the mountain range of Serra de Montemuro. It passes through narrow canyons before it reaches the major city Lamego.
Part of the Douro basin, its entire path is made in the old district of Viseu. Born near Rossão, Gosende, in the municipality of Castro Daire, it still draws, for short while, the frontier with neighbors Resende and Lamego before heading on through this last municipality, towards the Douro Valley.
The Balsemão River has a dam near Pretarouca, Lamego.
Nearby Magueija, in a small canyon of Balsemão was detected an extremely localized forest dominated by Elm (Ulmus glabra) and Narrow-leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia).
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