Cueva del Agua (Orbaneja del Castillo)
Cave diving in Northern Spain · about 11 km from Covanera
- Max depth
- 12 m
- Type
- Sidemount
- Certification (estimate)
- Full cave
- Scooter
- No scooter
Active spring that supplies the village and feeds Orbaneja's well-known waterfall. Sumps known since 1964, explored by STD in 1983; in 2014 Gorfolí, CDG, GESEM and CEFME linked the cave to the Barbancho-Socueto system.
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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (G.E. Edelweiss, G.E. Niphargus, Espeleobuceo en Burgos blog, Matienzo Caves Project, UTD, Pegasus Caving Club, Soria Noticias, Turismo Burgos, BOE Ley 15/2008, Montaña Regulada, the SEMH hyperbaric-centre list, dive-centre websites, Wikipedia; Sept 2026). Pins from Wikipedia, club catalogues (UTM converted to WGS84) and OSM; ~ = estimate (drive times too). Rules change — check locally.