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La Tosca reservoir

La Tosca reservoir lies on the Cuervo within Santa María del Val, already in the Tagus basin. An arch dam encloses about 50 hectares with 2.5 hm³ capacity. It is a hydroelectric reservoir.

Water of the La Tosca reservoir between wooded slopes
The La Tosca reservoir. Photo: «Embalse La Tosca. Sta María del Val 20201027 », Rubitaz (2020) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Municipality
Santa María del Val
  • Reservoir
  • Cuervo river
  • Santa María del Val
  • Dam
  • Tagus

The Cuervo before the Guadiela

The Cuervo source is a few kilometres away; downstream within Santa María del Val, the water stops at La Tosca reservoir. An arch dam encloses it; it covers about 50 hectares, holds 2.5 hm³, and its water generates electricity. This is already the Tagus basin: the Cuervo ends in the Guadiela.

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Before you travel

A hydroelectric installation: the level changes and the dam cannot be visited.

Combine with

The Cuervo source and El Tobar lakes.

La Tosca reservoir surrounded by hills
The La Tosca reservoir, in 1975. Photo: «Cuenca (provincia) 1975 14», LBM1948 (1975) · CC BY-SA 4.0

From the archive

A sheet of water with poplars and reeds below a limestone muela.
The La Tosca reservoir, in Santa María del Val. March 1975, according to the photographer. Photo: «Cuenca (provincia) 1975 14», LBM1948 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

What is its capacity?

2.5 hm³ at its normal maximum level and about 50 hectares of surface area.

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Lands and landscapes

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These readings connect La Tosca reservoir with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of La Tosca reservoir BetetaCañizaresCarrascosaCuencaCueva del HierroFuertescusaLagunasecaMasegosaPoyatosSanta María del ValValsalobreVega del Codorno PR-CU 1: Sendero de la Hoz Somera y Los CastillejosPR-CU 114: Sendero del Cucurucho y la HocecillaPR-CU 115: Sendero de la DehesaPR-CU 4: Sendero de las DehesasPR-CU 90: Hoz del Alonjero y puntal del Castillo de los Siete CondesPR-CU 93: Ruta de la Herrería de Santa CristinaPR-CU 94: Subida al cerro JuezSendero Interpretativo Muela Pinilla y del PuntalSL-CU 13: Sendero del CañizarSL-CU 4: Sendero interpretativo Lagunas de El TobarSL-CU 5: Torcas de Lagunaseca Santa María del ValLagunasecaMasegosaBetetaLagunas de El TobarCruz de Solán viewpointArmentero viewpointCasa de la Pradera picnic areaFuente de los Tilos picnic areaRoman mine of Cueva del Hierro
Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0). Route lines: simplified official tracks; source and GPX on each page. Approximate position (area).

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