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La Laguna

Coquimbo · Elqui

Capacity

38 hm³

Coordinates

30.224°S, 70.034°W

Operator

Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)

36.0% full

Current fill

36.0%
Low

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Rain over the last three months · 1 October 2026

Extremely wet

In the three months to 1 October 2026 the area around La Laguna had exceptionally wet, seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +3.98). Rain, not storage. Chile drought figures →

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Technical specifications

Total capacity38 hm³
Usable capacity38 hm³
Primary useIrrigation
OperatorDirección General de Aguas (DGA)
RiverElqui
ProvinceCoquimbo
Autonomous communityCoquimbo
River basinElqui
Data source:Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)·Last reading: 2026-10-13

About La Laguna

As of October 13, 2026, La Laguna is filled to 36.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 14 hm³ of water out of a maximum 38 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).

Across the readings we hold for La Laguna — 1 data points between October 13, 2026 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.0% (October 13, 2026) to a high of 36.0% (October 13, 2026).

It is operated by Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Elqui basin at 30.224°S, 70.034°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
36.0%
Water stored
14 hm³
Total capacity
38 hm³
7-day change
No change
Primary use
Irrigation
River
Elqui
River basin
Elqui
Operator
Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)
Coordinates
30.224°S, 70.034°W
Last updated
October 13, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
13 Oct 202636.0%14

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