Oca (river)

Oca (river)
Oca
River
Watershed of the Oca at Villalbos (Valle de Oca)
Country Spain
Source
 - location Rábanos, Montes de Oca (shire), Spain
 - elevation 1,186 m (3,891 ft)
Mouth
 - location Ebro Riber, Spain
Length 70 km (43 mi)

The Oca river is a short river, about 70 km, of the north of Spain, It is an affluent of the Ebro river that flows through the province of Burgos. It is born in the Sistema Ibérico range and it has 70 km of route, crossing of the south to north the municipalities of Rábanos, Villafranca Montes de Oca, Valle de Oca, Alcocero de Mola, Prádanos de Bureba, Briviesca, Vileña, the shire of Bureba and Oña.

Oca River rises in the shire of Montes de Oca, near Rábanos. Within walking distance of their current source follows the narrow gorge of La Hoz of 700 meters long and 100 high of sheer rocks, Passage of great strategic value, in the eleventh century, defended by the castle of Alba.

Affluents

Ebro's affluents

On the right receives the waters of the river Matapán and the streams Valsorda and Penches, while on the left receives the waters of the rivers Cerratón, Anguilas and Homino, and the streams Valdazo and Hoyo.

See also

References

  • Ebro's Water Planning Office [1]


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