Uces river

The Río Uces at Masueco

The Rio Uces is an approximately 50 km long left tributary of the Duero. It rises in the mountains of the province of Salamanca in Castilla - León, first flows west, then north through the granite rocks shaped by nature Park Arribes del Duero and discharges about five kilometers west of Pereña de la Ribera in the Duero.

Tributaries and reservoirs

Apart from a few streams that often dry out in summer and autumn, the river has no major tributaries. The unregulated and largely unspoiled river is dammed at any point.

Places

Flows through Named in its headwaters after the hamlet of Las Uces river or touches the following municipalities in the province of Salamanca: Brincones, Sanchón de la Ribera, Valderrodrigo, Villar de Samaniego, Valsalabroso, Cabeza de Caballo, El Milano, La Zarza de Pumareda, Masueco and Pereña de la Ribera.

Attractions

Scenery and places on both sides of the unregulated river offer many attractive aspects, which are mainly used in the early spring to advantage. The waterfall Pozo de los Humos near the village of Masueco is especially during snowmelt and after heavy winter rains in the months of January to March one - but visited by few tourists - attraction. The otherwise mostly shallow and rinnsalartige river is crossed at several points by acting primeval stone slab bridges and stepping stones (such as the hamlet of Las Uces or at Cabeza de Caballo ).