Nature in Iznájar

Nature in Iznájar

An Andalusian reservoir with over 100 km of shoreline, ideal for water sports and rural tourism, supplies water to 200,000 people.

The Genil, the main tributary of the Guadalquivir River, forms the largest reservoir in Andalusia at Iznájar. It covers areas in the provinces of Córdoba, Málaga and Granada; its capacity exceeds 950 million cubic metres; it has over 100 kilometres of shoreline and is 32 kilometres long, running parallel across the central part of the municipal area.

Opened on 3 June 1969, it belongs to the Guadalquivir River Basin Authority. It serves as a defence against flooding from the Genil for Puente Genil, Éija and other riverside towns, and supplies water for domestic use to a population of around 200,000 people.