Oca (river)
Río Oca | ||
The Río Oca at Villalbos |
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location | northern Spain | |
River system | Ebro | |
Drain over | Ebro → Mediterranean | |
source |
Iberian Mountains , Sierra del Cordel 42 ° 30 ′ 55 ″ N , 3 ° 20 ′ 35 ″ W |
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Source height | 1186 msnm | |
muzzle |
Ebro coordinates: 42 ° 46 ′ 3 " N , 3 ° 25 ′ 58" W 42 ° 46 ′ 3 " N , 3 ° 25 ′ 58" W. |
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Mouth height | 545 msnm | |
Height difference | 641 m | |
Bottom slope | 9.2 ‰ | |
length | 70 km | |
Small towns | Briviesca | |
Communities | Oña (Burgos) |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Valle_del_Ebro.jpg/320px-Valle_del_Ebro.jpg)
The Rio Oca is a 70 km long tributary of the Ebro . It rises in the Iberian Mountains and flows from south to north through the Comarca Montes de Oca and the fertile agricultural landscape of the Bureba and flows into the Ebro about five kilometers northwest of Oña .
Tributaries
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Reservoir
The Presa de Alba (also Presa de Oca ) is a small reservoir about one kilometer long and a maximum of 250 meters wide; it is located about four kilometers south of Villafranca Montes de Oca.
places
The Río Oca flows through the following municipalities in the province of Burgos : Rábanos , Villafranca Montes de Oca , Valle de Oca , Alcocero de Mola , Prádanos de Bureba , Briviesca , Vileña , Los Barrios de Bureba and Oña .
Attractions
The city of Briviesca is home to the most important sights along the course of the Río Oca; the entire town center is recognized as a conjunto histórico-artístico . There are also some hidden buildings such as the Hermitage Ermita de Oca near Villafranca Montes de Oca.