The Espolla swamp is a reservoir that belongs to the Ribera de Sant Genís, created by a dam built in the 1970s. The swamp collects the surface water from the natural upstream drainage, which comes from the surface runoff from part of the southern slope of the Massís de l'Albera and the underground water that emerges at the level of the reservoir.

In 2021, it supplied a total of 21,973 m³ (45.6% of the flow captured), while in 2022, the reservoir supplied a total of 15,184 m³ (35.5%). In both cases the volume is much lower than the maximum authorized in the concession approved by the defunct Comisaria de Aguas del Pirineo Oriental in 1972
(189,216 m³/year).

The waters of the swamp are sent to the Espolla reservoir, with a capacity of 300 m³, where they first pass through a sand filter that has been put out of service. It is in the tank where this water is mixed with the bulk purchase from the Commonwealth.

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Presa d'Espolla is in Catalonia, East of Spain. Presa d'Espolla is located near the archaeological site Dolmen de Les Morelles and Dolmen dels Arreganyats.

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