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.

Cabe
The river Cabe in the Province of Lugo
Location of the Cabe River
River Cabe is located in Galicia
River Cabe
Native nameRío Cabe (Spanish)
Location
CountrySpain
ProvinceProvince of Lugo
RegionGalicia
Physical characteristics
MouthSil River
 • location
Province of Lugo
 • coordinates
42°25′26″N 7°39′45″W / 42.4240°N 7.6626°W / 42.4240; -7.6626
 • elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Length56 km (35 mi)
Basin size1,577 km2 (609 sq mi)

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.

Course

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The river begins in a place called "Fonte das Abellas", near the village of Cabude, the parish of Foilebar, in the municipality of Inicio. The river flows through the village of Fontes, Trascastro, Inicio and San Pedro do Incio, in the municipality of O Incio. It then enters the municipality of Puebla del Brollón and flows through the villages of Biduedo, Pacios de Veiga, Veiga, Santalla de Rey, Eixón and Fornelas.

It begins at the Saa River and enters the concello of Monforte de Lemos and flows through the villages of A Parte, O Freixo, Ribas Altas where it joins with the Mao river and enters the capital of Monfortina where it crosses a medieval bridge. The river then flows through Piñeira and Distriz in Monforte de Lemos.

It serves as a boundary between the concellos of Panton and Sober, Lugo, showering the parishes of Canaval, Vilaescura, Rosende e Anllo, of Sober, and Mañente, Vilamelle, Espasante, Cangas, Acedre and Frontón, of Pantón. It finally flows into the Sil River.

Tribituaries

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  • Antigua
  • Fontán, Cebedezo
  • Santa Bárbara
  • San Miguel
  • Picarrexo
  • Saa
  • Sil
  • Mao
  • Carabelos
  • Ferreira
  • Vado stream.

Habitats

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Flora

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  • Festuga elegans

Fauna

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