Vouga

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name = Vouga
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length = 148
watershed = 3635
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source_name = Chafariz da Lapa
source_location = Serra da Lapa
source_district = Sernacelhe
source_region = Viseu
source_state = Portugal
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mouth_location = Atlantic Ocean at Aveiro
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River Vouga is a river in the Center region of Portugal. The source of the Vouga is the Chafariz da Lapa, at a height of 864 m, in the parish of Quintela, municipality of Sernancelhe, district of Viseu.The course of the river ends in the Atlantic Ocean, in the form of a ria, the Ria de Aveiro.

Environment

Cacia pulp and paper mill effluent, one of the major polluting sources of the River Vouga andAveiro Lagoon, is presently discharged into the Aveiro coastal area. The area has an unpleasant smell due to the effluent.