The Bouçã reservoir is located on the Zêzere river, between the Cabril (upstream) and Castelo de Bode (downstream) reservoirs.

It has a surface area of 500 hectares and an average depth of 20 meters. The construction of the Bouçã Dam (inaugurated in 1955) resulted in the creation of this pleasant reservoir, now highly sought after for sporting activities such as fishing, canoeing, walking and cycling routes. Contrary to what happens in the Cabril reservoir, Bouçã is more humid and drops in the water level are less common, which results in a continuous landscape throughout the year.
On the banks, it is possible to observe numerous tree species such as willow, alder, laurel, arbutus, alvarinho oak, cork oak and wild olive. Along the reservoir it is possible to get in touch with several points of cultural and historical interest.

The Bouçã Dam, inaugurated in 1955, has a unique feature: the water is discharged over the wall, causing a waterfall 63 meters high. It is 175 meters long.

The toponym «Bouçã» is very common in Galicia and in the North of Portugal, being of pre-Roman origin. It means «bush», «a place where wild vegetation grows, such as gorse, broom and heather», «a place that only creates weeds».