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Porce III

48.2% full

Capacity

112.08 GWh

Energy stored

54 GWh

River

Porce

Coordinates

6.939°N, 75.138°W

Last updated

2026-10-08

Current fill

48.2%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-0.2%

losing

vs 1 year ago

-4.6%

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: 2026-10-08.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 6.939, -75.138 · Open in Google Maps

About Porce III

As of October 8, 2026, Porce III is filled to 48.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 54 GWh of water out of a maximum 112 GWh. 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 (-0.2 pts), and it is 4.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Porce III — 2107 data points between January 1, 2021 and October 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.3% (June 3, 2026) to a high of 96.0% (October 22, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around July.

It is operated by XM primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Porce basin at 6.939°N, 75.138°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
48.2%
Water stored
54 GWh
Total capacity
112 GWh
7-day change
▼ 0.2 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 4.6 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
Porce
River basin
Porce
Operator
XM
Coordinates
6.939°N, 75.138°W
Last updated
October 8, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (GWh)
8 Oct 202648.2%54
7 Oct 202641.7%47
6 Oct 202644.2%50
5 Oct 202654.4%61
4 Oct 202657.7%65
3 Oct 202656.3%63
2 Oct 202651.4%58
1 Oct 202648.4%54
30 Sep 202645.1%50
29 Sep 202641.3%46
28 Sep 202637.1%42
27 Sep 202636.1%40

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