Oria (river)
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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. |
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Mouth height |
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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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