[1] The reservoir supplies water for human consumption and for irrigation to the communes of Bonifacio, Figari, Pianottoli-Caldarello and Monacia-d'Aullène.

The reservoir has a surface area of 68 hectares (170 acres) and is fed by a drainage basin of 16.2 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi).

[3] The waterbody, dam and facilities occupy about 87 hectares (210 acres) in the commune of Figari, but include 5,200 square metres (56,000 sq ft) in the municipality of Bunifaziu, which holds the pumping station.

[7] The Extrême-Sud region consumed over 240,000 cubic metres (8,500,000 cu ft) of water per week in August 2020, considerably higher than the ten-year average and caused more by high heat than by tourism, which was down that year.

The Figari and Ospedale reservoirs are the only two storage structures for the region, with a combined capacity of 9,000,000 cubic metres (320,000,000 cu ft), not enough to meet future needs.