[4] It is faced with concrete slabs 0.14 metres (5.5 in) thick, reinforced with polypropylene fibers.

It contains 2,920,000 cubic metres (103,000,000 cu ft) of water and has a surface area of 26.6 hectares (66 acres).

The watershed covers 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi).

[2] In March 2014 farmers in Cauria-Tizzano-Conca in Sartène staged a protest because they were not receiving water from the dam.

[9] Repair work started in 2016 but was interrupted by floods in November and December that year.