Logbook · 13 places

Reservoir of Forata

Yátova, La Hoya de Buñol, Valencia

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 7 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Food and drink

Spain › Valencian Community › Valencia › La Hoya de Buñol › Yátova › Reservoir of Forata

Reservoir of Forata

Nature · Yátova, La Hoya de Buñol, Valencia

The Forata reservoir was built in 1969 on the course of the Magro river, in the municipal area of Yátova, about 15 km from Macastre and 20 km from Buñol, and belongs to the Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar. It covers an area of 231 hectares and has a maximum capacity of 37 cubic hectometres, held back by a gravity dam. In October 2024, when it stood at only 14.16% of its capacity, the reservoir cushioned much of the rainfall from the DANA storm that struck the Magro basin: it released 1,000 m³/s against the 2,000 m³/s flowing in, which prevented an even more devastating flood, although it did not stop flooding further downstream.

Photo: Javigar (CC BY-SA 3.0)

What to see and do in Yátova