Sau
Barcelona · Catalonia · Cuencas Internas de Cataluña
Capacity
165 hm³
Coordinates
41.976°N, 2.384°E
Operator
ACA
73.3% full
Current fill
73.3%vs 7 days ago
-1.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
+15.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 165 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 148.5 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | ACA |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| River basin | Cuencas Internas de Cataluña |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 41.976, 2.384 · Open in Google Maps
About Sau
As of September 7, 2026, Sau is filled to 73.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 121 hm³ of water out of a maximum 165 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 149 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.2 pts), and it is 15.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Sau — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 1.2% (March 5, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (January 28, 2020). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by ACA primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cuencas Internas de Cataluña basin at 41.976°N, 2.384°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.3%
- Water stored
- 121 hm³
- Total capacity
- 165 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 149 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 15.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Cuencas Internas de Cataluña
- Operator
- ACA
- Coordinates
- 41.976°N, 2.384°E
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 73.3% | 121 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 74.5% | 123 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 77.0% | 127 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 78.8% | 130 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 79.4% | 131 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 80.0% | 132 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 81.8% | 135 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 84.2% | 139 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 84.8% | 140 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 81.8% | 135 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 90.3% | 149 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 92.1% | 152 |

