Sil (river)

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Sil
The Sil Canyon as seen from the Vilouxe lookout.
Path of the Sil
Native name	Río Sil (Spanish)
Location
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Castilla y Leon, Galicia
City	Ponferrada
Physical characteristics
Source	Villablino
• location	León, Castilla y León, Spain
• coordinates	43°01′54″N 6°09′19″W / 43.031615°N 6.155348°W / 43.031615; -6.155348
Source confluence	Os Peares
• location	Ourense, Galicia, Spain
• coordinates	42°27′14″N 7°43′48″W / 42.453844°N 7.729912°W / 42.453844; -7.729912
Mouth	Miño Estuary
• location	Atlantic Ocean, Spain
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	228 km (142 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Minho→ Atlantic Ocean
Tributaries
• left	Boeza, Cabrera, Bibei, Navea, Mao
• right	Caboalles, Cúa, Selmo, Soldón, Lor, Cabe
Reservoirs	Las Rozas, Bárcena, Peñarrubia, Pumares, Santiago, San Martiño, Sequeiros, Santo Estevo, San Pedro ou Pombeiros

The Sil is a river in León (Castile and León) and Galicia, Spain, a tributary of the Miño. Its total length is 225 kilometres (140 mi). The source of the Sil is in the Cantabrian Mountains in the Leonese town of Villablino. It flows through the provinces of León and Ourense. The largest city on the Sil is Ponferrada (León). The Sil flows into the Miño upstream from Ourense.