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| Bridge of the EN125 near Portimão |
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The Rio Arade originates in the Serra do Caldeirão and its mouth is at Portimão where it flows into the Atlantic. During the Moorish period the lower part of the river was navigable, connecting Xelb (today Silves) with its harbour, Portimão. Nowadays the river is silted, and in its delta various species of water birds, including flamingos, nest.
The confluxes of the Rio Arade are:
Ribeira do Arade
Ribeira de Boina (originating in the Serra de Monchique)
Ribeira de Odelouca
The Arade provides water to two reservoirs: the Barragem do Funcho near São Bartolomeu de Messines, and the smaller Barragem de Arade.
The photo below shows the estuary of the Rio Arade with Praia da Rocha in the background and the fishing village of Ferragudo in the foreground.
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| Ferragudo on the left side of the Rio Arade |
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