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La Toba

One of the waterfalls of Spain.

When to go

La Toba-Fuentetoba-05
Dgarcia29 · CC BY-SA 4.0

In numbers.

Mar–May
Nov

Best months

1,117m

Elevation

The water at La Toba, month by month

It roars from March to May.

The fullest months: from March to May. The thinnest: from August to September.

  1. 56%Jan
  2. 63%Feb
  3. 88%Mar
  4. 100%Apr
  5. 87%May
  6. 62%Jun
  7. 31%Jul
  8. 16%Aug
  9. 19%Sep
  10. 50%Oct
  11. 72%Nov
  12. 56%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to May and November.

Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.

La Toba is a waterfall in Spain.

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Seen from the sky.

8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.

La Toba seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Arroyo de La Toba through the falls
1,100 m1,110 mLa Toba0← upstreamdownstream →

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.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 21 m in 0.2 km. Here the river runs about 41 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • —viewpoints
  • —waymarked walking routes
  • 1car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • —toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • —other named waterfalls within 4 km
  • 1caves
  • —campsites
  • 6hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmLa Cantina Del Tobero, Hostal Rural Los Canteros, Casa rural La Majada and 3 more
  • 3restaurants 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

  • Golmayo4.4 km in a straight line
  • Villaciervos5.2 km in a straight line
  • Cidones6.7 km in a straight line
  • Soria8.7 km in a straight line
  • Garray11 km in a straight line
  • Quintana Redonda16 km in a straight line
  • Sotillo del Rincón17 km in a straight line
  • Alconaba17 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C671114182427272216107
Night °C-1-2036101212962-1
Rain & snow (mm)423749525247262028495234
Wet days988101085469108
Sun h/day3.34.35.76.57.69.110.39.27.65.53.63.4
Snow on the ground (cm)1096210000047

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,117 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

Cascada La Toba de Fuentetoba
RuPer · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Toba-Fuentetoba-01
Dgarcia29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fuentetoba. Soria. (40119148074)
Miguel Ángel García. from Ólvega., España · CC BY 2.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202070%6%220%277%84%129%214%145%95%118%70%177%
2021169%134%25%98%94%168%17%48%219%77%135%149%
202225%13%125%98%34%18%27%86%55%71%113%219%
2023142%59%26%37%66%274%30%18%318%153%73%55%
2024106%128%129%27%87%124%46%360%363%233%26%76%
202590%69%258%103%96%119%73%44%45%66%130%109%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

La Toba

Spain

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Mar–May, NovBest months

Cascada del Gollorio

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.10 m³/sAverage flow
  • Mar–May, NovBest months

See the guide

Chorreras de Despeñalagua

Spain

  • 120 mHeight
  • —Average flow
  • Mar–May, NovBest months

See the guide

Oteoko Errota

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.37 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jan, Mar–Apr, NovBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q27480179) · CC0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX 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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