Reservoir · Boyacá · Colombia · XM
Esmeralda (Chivor)
96.0% full
Capacity
893.82 GWh
Energy stored
858 GWh
River
Batá
Coordinates
4.900°N, 73.297°W
Last updated
2026-09-13
Current fill
96.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.8%losing
vs 1 year ago
-9.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-13.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Esmeralda (Chivor)
As of September 13, 2026, Esmeralda (Chivor) is filled to 96.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 858 GWh of water out of a maximum 894 GWh. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.8 pts), and it is 9.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Esmeralda (Chivor) — 2082 data points between January 1, 2021 and September 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 14.5% (April 19, 2024) to a high of 105.0% (July 1, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by XM primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Batá basin at 4.900°N, 73.297°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 96.0%
- Water stored
- 858 GWh
- Total capacity
- 894 GWh
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.8 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 9.0 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Batá
- River basin
- Batá
- Operator
- XM
- Coordinates
- 4.900°N, 73.297°W
- Last updated
- September 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (GWh) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2026 | 96.0% | 858 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 95.7% | 855 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 96.6% | 864 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 97.0% | 867 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 96.4% | 861 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 96.0% | 858 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 96.1% | 859 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 96.8% | 866 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 96.7% | 864 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 97.1% | 868 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 96.8% | 866 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 96.6% | 864 |