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Reservoir of Abegondo-Cecebre

Abegondo, Coruña, A Coruña

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Reservoir of Abegondo-Cecebre

Nature · Abegondo, Coruña, A Coruña

The Abegondo-Cecebre reservoir was formed between 1975 and 1976 by damming the Mero and Barcés rivers to supply water to A Coruña; its gravity dam reaches 23 metres and impounds a surface of 363 hectares with a maximum volume of 21.6 cubic hectometres. The surrounding area, of high ecological value, has been a Site of Community Importance since 2004 and a Special Area of Conservation since 2014, within the Natura 2000 network, and extends across the municipalities of Abegondo, Betanzos, Cambre, Carral and Oza-Cesuras. Its riverside woodlands and shallow waters, no more than six metres deep, are home to more than two hundred bird species and mammals such as the European otter, as well as protected amphibians and reptiles.

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