Oria (river)

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Oria
Oria in Tolosa

Oria in Tolosa

Data
location Basque Country, Spain
River system Oria
River basin district Cantábrico
source in the Sierra de Aitzkorri
muzzle At Orio in the Bay of Biscay coordinates: 43 ° 17 '25 "  N , 2 ° 7' 55"  W 43 ° 17 '25 "  N , 2 ° 7' 55"  W.
Mouth height msnm

length 75 km
Catchment area 882.5 km²
Drain MQ
25.6 m³ / s
Small towns Orio

The Oria is a river in the Spanish Basque Country . It rises in the Sierra de Aitzkorri in the province of Gipuzkoa and flows into the Bay of Biscay near Orio . Its length is 75 km.

Condition and fauna

From the middle of the 19th century, the river banks along the Oria were heavily industrialized. This caused pollution to increase so much by 1980 that large parts of the river fauna became extinct. The river is now slowly recovering from the damage.

Tributaries

Web links

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