Rapel
O'Higgins · Rapel
Capacity
695 hm³
Coordinates
34.133°S, 71.500°W
Operator
Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)
87.0% full
Current fill
87.0%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 Rapel 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 +2.12). Rain, not storage. Chile drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 695 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 695 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) |
| River | Rapel |
| Province | O'Higgins |
| Autonomous community | O'Higgins |
| River basin | Rapel |
About Rapel
As of October 13, 2026, Rapel is filled to 87.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 602 hm³ of water out of a maximum 695 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Rapel — 1 data points between October 13, 2026 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 87.0% (October 13, 2026) to a high of 87.0% (October 13, 2026).
It is operated by Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Rapel basin at 34.133°S, 71.500°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.0%
- Water stored
- 602 hm³
- Total capacity
- 695 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Rapel
- River basin
- Rapel
- Operator
- Dirección General de Aguas (DGA)
- Coordinates
- 34.133°S, 71.500°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 87.0% | 602 |