Cubillas Reservoir is a

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in the

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. The Cubillas reservoir is placed between Sierra Elvira, the Colomeras mountains, and

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(also known as Sierra Harana). The perimeter of the reservoir runs through the municipalities of

Albolote Albolote is a city located in the province of Granada, Spain. It is one of the thirty-four entities which together form Granada's Metropolitan Area. It is formed by several populations: El Aire, El Chaparral, and Parque del Cubillas y Pretel. Th ...

and Atarfe in the province of Granada. The water that supplies the reservoir mainly comes from the river Cubillas, which gives the name to the reservoir. It was built in a shallow valley, in a river which carries many

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, which further decreased the depth of the valley. Its upper limit is the wall of the dam which connects the river Cubillas with the one from Colomera. Its lower limit is the wall of the dam. Its length is around 2300m; and its width, 800m. Its maximum depth is around 20m. In the environment surrounding the reservoir, there are areas of crops,

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s, alleys, vacant lots and abandoned hamlets. Access to the reservoir is via the old road of Jaén, exit number 116 of the A-44.

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Reservoirs status summary

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