Reservoir · Huila · Colombia · XM
Betania
73.6% full
Capacity
118.53 GWh
Energy stored
87 GWh
River
Magdalena
Coordinates
2.706°N, 75.433°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
73.6%vs 7 days ago
-3.9%losing
vs 1 year ago
-17.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Data source: XM — Operador del Mercado de Energía — daily useful-energy storage (VoluUtilDiarEner) and useful capacity (CapaUtilDiarEner). Colombia is a hydropower system, so storage is reported as energy (GWh), not water volume; fill % is useful energy ÷ useful capacity. Last reading: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Betania
As of September 9, 2026, Betania is filled to 73.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 87 GWh of water out of a maximum 119 GWh. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 3.9 percentage points, and it is 17.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Betania — 2078 data points between January 1, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 40.5% (October 14, 2023) to a high of 102.4% (March 7, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by XM primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Magdalena basin at 2.706°N, 75.433°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.6%
- Water stored
- 87 GWh
- Total capacity
- 119 GWh
- 7-day change
- ▼ 3.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 17.2 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Magdalena
- River basin
- Magdalena
- Operator
- XM
- Coordinates
- 2.706°N, 75.433°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (GWh) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 73.6% | 87 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 75.2% | 89 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 76.5% | 91 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 76.8% | 91 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 79.0% | 94 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 80.6% | 96 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 80.6% | 96 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 77.5% | 92 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 73.8% | 87 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 72.4% | 86 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 66.7% | 79 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 64.7% | 77 |