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Duero

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Duero, river: see Douro Douro or Duero , river, c.475 mi (765 km) long, rising in the Sierra de Urbión, N central Spain. It flows W across N Spain, then southwest to form part of the Spanish-Portuguese border before flowing W across N Portugal to the Atlantic
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Douro River

 Spanish Duero ancient Durius.

River in Spain and Portugal. The third-longest in the Iberian Peninsula, it rises in the Sierra de Urbión in central Spain, and crosses the Numantian Plateau. It flows generally westward for 556 mi (895 km) across Spain and northern Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean. It has extensive barge traffic in its Portuguese section, and has been harnessed for hydroelectric power.



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