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Springs of Onil

Onil, L'Alcoià, Alicante

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Springs of Onil

Nature · Onil, L'Alcoià, Alicante

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Three springs traditionally irrigate the market gardens of Onil: the Font Major, at the foot of the hill within the town, which besides supplying the residents drives a mill and fertilises 70 jornales of land; the Font de Fabanella, at the western foot of the hillock of the same name, with water to irrigate 15 jornales; and the Font de l'Arcada, so called because it passes over an arch on the southern slope of the Montbari, with a flow similar to that of Fabanella. Rising at a considerable height above the basin, its waters allow the irrigation of fields that would otherwise remain dry.

Photo: Lontananza (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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