Pontevedra (42°26'N., 8°39'W.), the capital of the province of the same name, stands on the SE bank of the Rio Lerez, 2 miles upriver. The mouth of this river lies 0.7 mile E of Isla Tambo and is entered between two parallel training walls. The bar at the entrance, which dries and frequently shifts, can be crossed at HW by small local vessels with drafts up to 2m. In the inlet at the mouth of this river, the flood current attains a rate of 2.5 knots and the ebb current a rate of 3 knots; duringfreshets the rate of the ebb may increase to 4 knots.

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