Linares (river, La Rioja)

Linares
Data
location	Regions of Castile and León and La Rioja , Spain
River system	Ebro
Drain over	Alhama  → Ebro  → Mediterranean
source	at Oncala in the province of Soria 41 ° 57 ′ 18 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 10 ″  W
Source height	1596  msnm
muzzle	near Cervera del Río Alhama in the Alhama coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′ 56 "  N , 1 ° 55 ′ 11"  W 42 ° 2 ′ 56 "  N , 1 ° 55 ′ 11"  W

The Linares is a Spanish river in La Rioja .

The Linares rises near Oncala , in the province of Soria , at 1596 meters above sea level . It flows into the Alhama near Cervera del Río Alhama , which in turn flows into the Ebro .

The Linares got its name from the common flax ( Spanish : lino ) that was cultivated on its course in earlier times . Flax cultivation has now been replaced by the cultivation of vegetables and fruit trees.