Deba (river)

The Deba (Basque, Spanish: Río Deva ) is a river in the Spanish Basque Country. It rises in the western part of the Sierra de Elgea. Its source is located south of the town Leintz - Gatzaga on the border of the provinces of Álava and Gipuzkoa. From there it flows in a northerly direction after named him Comarcas Debagoiena (Spanish: Alto Deva "Upper Deba " ) and Debabarrena (Spanish: Bajo Deva " Lower Deba " ) to the west of Gipuzkoa before it in after 58 km in town Deba the Bay of Biscay flows.

Previously, the Deba was navigable below Elgoibar, where there was an important trading port in the Alzola district.

The Deba is not to be confused with the identically pronounced Deva River in Cantabria. There are also in Galicia, two tributaries of the Miño named Deva.