Sau Reservoir (; ) is a

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located on the

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river, near

Vilanova de Sau Vilanova may refer to: People * Amanda Vilanova (born 1991), Puerto Rican beauty pageant title holder * Francisco Machón Vilanova, Salvadoran novelist * Galcerand de Vilanova, Bishop of Urgel and Co-Prince of Andorra * João Batista Vilanova Art ...

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. The dam was completed in 1962, creating a reservoir with a storage capacity of 151.3 hm³ that covered the former town of

Sant Romà de Sau Sant may refer to: People * Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician * Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet * David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer * Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet * James Sant ( ...

. The

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is still visible when the water level is low. The dam has a structural height of 83 m and a crest length of 260 m.

References

External links

Vilanova de Sau Official Website

Reservoirs in Catalonia Osona {{Catalonia-geo-stub

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