Fuente de Piedra Lagoon

Historia

Fuente de Piedra Lagoon is a wetland situated in the Málaga province of Spain. It is used by the greater flamingo for its annual reproduction cycle, constituting the largest colony on the Iberian Peninsula of this beautiful and delicate bird. The lagoon is fed by underwater springs that pass through mineral salt deposits, so the lagoon is saline indeed salt was havested until recently.The lagoon covers an area of 13 square kilometres, it is elliptical in shape, its major axis is 6.8 km and the minor one is 2.5 km. However it is very shallow, in a good year it is less than 1m deep at its deepest point.Evaporation is a major factor for the lagoon. The flamingos need a certain amount of water to breed and will desert the eggs if the lagoon dries out too soon.