Lautaro
Atacama · Copiapó
Capacity
23 hm³
Coordinates
27.987°S, 69.997°W
Operator
Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)
68.0% full
Current fill
68.0%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 Lautaro 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 +4.16). Rain, not storage. Chile drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 23 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 23 hm³ |
| Primary use | Irrigation |
| Operator | Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) |
| River | Copiapó |
| Province | Atacama |
| Autonomous community | Atacama |
| River basin | Copiapó |
About Lautaro
As of October 13, 2026, Lautaro is filled to 68.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 16 hm³ of water out of a maximum 23 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Lautaro — 1 data points between October 13, 2026 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 68.0% (October 13, 2026) to a high of 68.0% (October 13, 2026).
It is operated by Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Copiapó basin at 27.987°S, 69.997°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.0%
- Water stored
- 16 hm³
- Total capacity
- 23 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Copiapó
- River basin
- Copiapó
- Operator
- Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)
- Coordinates
- 27.987°S, 69.997°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 68.0% | 16 |