Lago Laja
Biobío
Capacity
5,582 hm³
Coordinates
37.329°S, 71.293°W
Operator
Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)
29.0% full
Current fill
29.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-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 Lago Laja 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 +2.55). Rain, not storage. Chile drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 5,582 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 5,582 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) |
| River | Biobío |
| Province | Biobío |
| Autonomous community | Biobío |
| River basin | Biobío |
About Lago Laja
As of October 13, 2026, Lago Laja is filled to 29.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 1,642 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5,582 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 Lago Laja — 1 data points between October 13, 2026 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.0% (October 13, 2026) to a high of 29.0% (October 13, 2026).
It is operated by Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Biobío basin at 37.329°S, 71.293°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 29.0%
- Water stored
- 1,642 hm³
- Total capacity
- 5,582 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Biobío
- River basin
- Biobío
- Operator
- Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)
- Coordinates
- 37.329°S, 71.293°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 29.0% | 1,642 |