River Cabe
River in Province of Lugo, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cabe is a river in the province of Lugo, Galicia (Spain), Spain, tributary of the Sil River. The river is 56 km long and flows through the municipalities of Inicio, Puebla del Brollón, Monforte de Lemos, Pantón and Sober, Lugo. It occupies an areas of 1577 hectares and has contamination problems in some spots in its southern end.
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Cabe | |
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Native name | Río Cabe (Spanish) |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Province | Province of Lugo |
Region | Galicia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Sil River |
• location | Province of Lugo |
• coordinates | 42°25′26″N 7°39′45″W |
• elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
Basin size | 1,577 km2 (609 sq mi) |
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It was called "Chalibe" in the period of Ancient Rome. The fish that inhabit the river are the trout, family of the Salmonidae, the bog Leporinus obtusidens, the common carp Cyprinus carpio and some "black-bass", Micropterus salmoides floridanus, fish introduced into North American rivers called black perch.