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In The Photos of the Readers of La Vanguardia we can appreciate how the landscape of the Sau reservoir has changed in the last six months of drought and taking the church of Sant Romà as a reference.
Currently, the reservoir is at 8% of its capacity, when the average of the last five years is 124% and, a year ago, it was almost 55% at the same time.
This dramatic situation has also created anticipation. So much so that the Catalan Water Agency (ACA), in coordination with the Diputación de Barcelona, ??has restricted access to the Sau reservoir, which is currently being emptied to transfer the little water left in the swamp Susqueda
Since the church of Sant Romà de Sau, from the 11th century, is fully visible when the water level drops drastically, the number of people visiting the reservoir has increased.
In these images we can contemplate the views from the Tavertet cliffs, with the reservoir almost empty and spring with this worrying drought.
The Sau reservoir, located in the municipality of Vilanova de Sau, is at the foot of the Guilleries massif. It is part of a system of three swamps, together with those of Susqueda and Pasteral, which unites the counties of Osona and La Selva. It was inaugurated in 1962, when it covered the town of Sant Romà.
Another element that has been exposed by the drought is the Querós bridge, built between 1532 and 1534, which is also exposed when the level of the Susqueda reservoir drops.
