Spain 
In numbers.
0.37m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jan
Mar–Apr
Nov
Best months
686m
Elevation
The water at Oteoko Errota, month by month
It roars from November to May.
The fullest months: from November to May. The thinnest: from August to September.
- 0.6 m³/sJan
- 0.6 m³/sFeb
- 0.7 m³/sMar
- 0.6 m³/sApr
- 0.5 m³/sMay
- 0.4 m³/sJun
- 0.2 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.3 m³/sOct
- 0.6 m³/sNov
- 0.6 m³/sDec
From about 0.10 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.65 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: January, from March to April and November.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Oteoko Errota is a waterfall in Spain.
Getting there.
- Genevillanearest town · 7.9 km in a straight line
- Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 29 km in a straight lineCar hire at BIO airport (Bilbao)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- January, from March to April and Novemberbest months to go (estimate)
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 117 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 160 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- 6waymarked walking routesArtzaintza naturbidea, Inaziotar bidea, Arabako Mendialdeko ibilbide zirkularra and 3 more
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- 2picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmAguaque
- —caves
- 1campsitesSantikurutze Kanpezu
- 7hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCasa Rural Izki, Pensión Vírgala, Hotel Rural los Roturos and 4 more
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Genevilla7.9 km in a straight line
- Zúñiga8.7 km in a straight line
- Cabredo9.6 km in a straight line
- Marañón10 km in a straight line
- Aguilar de Codés12 km in a straight line
- Lapoblación13 km in a straight line
- Larraona14 km in a straight line
- Agurain / Salvatierra15 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 9 |
| Night °C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 65 | 56 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 58 | 75 | 56 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69% | 15% | 172% | 170% | 126% | 137% | 92% | 131% | 139% | 178% | 49% | 234% |
| 2021 | 120% | 114% | 22% | 78% | 75% | 151% | 25% | 47% | 165% | 85% | 146% | 191% |
| 2022 | 52% | 17% | 91% | 112% | 35% | 42% | 26% | 75% | 77% | 60% | 112% | 126% |
| 2023 | 156% | 48% | 23% | 27% | 47% | 137% | 37% | 50% | 147% | 92% | 82% | 54% |
| 2024 | 52% | 106% | 76% | 26% | 88% | 90% | 42% | 197% | 206% | 167% | 35% | 87% |
| 2025 | 65% | 48% | 130% | 82% | 89% | 75% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 40% | 118% | 76% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Oteoko Errota
Spain
- —Height
- 0.37 m³/sAverage flow
- Jan, Mar–Apr, NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q108913978) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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