[1] The resulting reservoir in Muel, fed by the Huerva River, was created during the time of Augustus in the early 1st century.

[4] The marks could also suggest that the construction was carried out by legionnaires from the Legio IV Macedonica,[5] which was employed in other public works in the region during that period.

[11] From the dam, the water was diverted to Caesar Augusta, with remnants of a canal still preserved on the right bank of the Huerva.

[12] The city had a network of conduits, and some authors suggest that the supply from Muel could be one of the inlets, although the details remain a topic of debate.

The dam was abandoned around the 3rd century due to natural siltation, during a period of urban decline in the middle Ebro valley.

[17][18] Currently, the Muel city council has constructed a park in the area, with the old dam forming a small pond.