Oca (river)

The Río Oca at Villalbos

The Rio Oca is an approximately 70 km long tributary of the Ebro. It rises in the Iberian Mountains and flows from south to north, the Comarca Montes de Oca and the fertile agricultural landscape of Bureba and discharges about five kilometers northwest of Oña in the Ebro.

Tributaries

• Río Cerratón
• Río Anguilas
• Río Homino

• Río Matapan

Reservoir

The Presa de Alba ( also Presa de Oca ) is a small reservoir of about one kilometer long and up to 250 meters in width; 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, vilena, Los Barrios de Bureba and Oña.

Attractions

The city Briviesca houses the main attractions along the river course of the river Oca; the entire town center is recognized as Conjunto histórico - artístico. In addition there are some buildings tucked away as the hermitage Ermita de Oca Montes de Oca at Villafranca.