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Salt del Torrent de Colljovà

One of the waterfalls of Spain.

When to go

Sot del Torrent de Colljovà
Gustau Erill i Pinyot · CC BY-SA 3.0

In numbers.

0.78m³/s

Average flow

estimate

Apr–May
Oct–Nov

Best months

465m

Elevation

The water at Salt del Torrent de Colljovà, month by month

It roars from March to May and from October to November.

The fullest months: from March to May and from October to November.

  1. 0.8 m³/sJan
  2. 0.8 m³/sFeb
  3. 1.2 m³/sMar
  4. 1.5 m³/sApr
  5. 1.3 m³/sMay
  6. 0.7 m³/sJun
  7. 0.3 m³/sJul
  8. 0.2 m³/sAug
  9. 0.6 m³/sSep
  10. 1.3 m³/sOct
  11. 1.4 m³/sNov
  12. 0.9 m³/sDec
high water best months to go

From about 0.24 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.5 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May and from October to November.

Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.

Salt del Torrent de Colljovà is a waterfall in Spain.

Getting there.

  • Talamancanearest town · 5.2 km in a straight line
  • Parking 1,390 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at BCN airport (Barcelona)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • From April to May and from October to Novemberbest months to go (estimate)

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Seen from the sky.

8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.

Salt del Torrent de Colljovà seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Torrent de Colljovà through the falls
450 m500 m550 mSalt del Torrent de Colljovà-1.5 km-1 km-0.5 km0+0.5 km← upstreamdownstream →

The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 143 m in 2.4 km. Here the river runs about 19 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • —viewpoints
  • 6waymarked walking routesEl Camí IT7TR1 El Camí de Llevant: de Montserrat a Salses, GR 3 Sender Central de Catalunya - Etapa 36, GR 3 Sender Central de Catalunya - Etapa 37 and 3 more
  • 4car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • 1toilets
  • 1information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmSalt de la Baga Cerdana
  • —caves
  • 1campsites
  • 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmels Clapers, Hotel Urbisol
  • 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Towns nearby

  • Talamanca5.2 km in a straight line
  • Granera5.5 km in a straight line
  • Artés6.6 km in a straight line
  • Moià7.8 km in a straight line
  • Mura8.7 km in a straight line
  • Navarcles10 km in a straight line
  • Santa Maria d'Oló11 km in a straight line
  • Avinyó11 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C111216192429323126221512
Night °C114711161818141052
Rain & snow (mm)403547565635354251675634
Wet days76810108689997
Sun h/day4.65.56.26.47.49.19.99.17.86.24.94.6
Snow on the ground (cm)1096310000159

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (465 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Recent years

Wet years and dry years

Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020290%9%147%261%133%292%213%164%151%110%292%267%
2021105%128%40%94%97%173%59%50%114%65%159%51%
202220%27%184%73%60%49%64%121%99%48%50%91%
202341%89%9%29%87%253%61%118%62%80%33%32%
202450%70%219%204%130%254%97%73%238%210%82%74%
202538%86%392%99%126%42%244%143%209%35%93%338%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Salt del Torrent de Colljovà

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.78 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

Salt de la Baga Cerdana

Spain

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

Salt de la Tosca

Spain

  • 6 mHeight
  • 0.78 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

Salt d'aigua del Tenes

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.42 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q11946731) · CC0
River flow and catchmentHydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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