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The Bembézar reservoir is a reservoir located in the province of Córdoba in the municipalities of Espiel and Hornachuelos. It began its activities in 1952 and has a capacity of 342.1 hm³ used for the supply of drinking water, electricity generation and irrigation to nearby towns. It is a sinuous and embedded reservoir that occupies the central part of the Sierra de Hornachuelos natural park. It collects the waters of the Bembézar River itself and most of its main tributaries, such as the Névalo and Benajarafe and the Baja, Guazalema, Pajarón and Calderas streams, which annually contribute an average of 204 hm³ of water. The network formed by these rivers and streams has shaped a landscape around this reservoir in which deep valleys predominate, with steep slopes with a scarcity of usable soil for human activity, which has preserved the vegetation: strawberry trees, holm oaks, cork oaks. and mainly gall-oaks and the fauna associated with it, black vultures and griffon vultures, eagles, lynx, genets, wild boars and deer.

Located between the municipalities of Hornachuelos and Espiel, this reservoir was built in the 50s of the last century. It collects the waters of numerous rivers and streams, among which the Benajarafe and the Névalo stand out, both belonging to the Guadalquivir hydrographic basin.

Built on the bed of the Retortillo river, this reservoir is located between the Sierra Norte de Sevilla natural park and the Sierra de Hornachuelos natural park, which in turn form part of the Sierra Morena massif.

The reservoir is located in a unique place. The southwestern part belongs to the Sierra Norte de Sevilla natural park and the northeastern part to the Sierra de Hornachuelos natural park. It is surrounded by a magnificent Mediterranean forest of holm oaks and cork oaks where it is possible to observe Iberian fauna such as the black vulture, the golden eagle, the black stork, etc.

Built in 1970, its large hydrographic basin is dominated by the typical Mediterranean forest of holm oaks and cork oaks. Here you can see cormorants, herons and various species of ducks.

The Hornachuelos Dam is located in the bed of the Bembézar River in the municipality of Hornachuelos, in the province of Córdoba and in the heart of the Sierra de Hornachuelos natural park. If you pass through here, it is worth a stop and contemplate its greatness.

Fed by the waters of the Retortillo River and built in 1970, the reservoir always creates beautiful contrasts with the landscape of oaks and cork oaks, and serves as a meeting place for cormorants, herons and ducks.

Reservoir fed by the Bembézar river. Privileged place for bird watching.