Reservoir · Tolima · Colombia · XM
Prado
44.5% full
Capacity
90.38 GWh
Energy stored
40 GWh
River
Prado
Coordinates
3.750°N, 74.920°W
Last updated
2026-10-27
Current fill
44.5%vs 7 days ago
+1.7 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+16.7 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
118%of normal
44.5% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 37.7% for October across 6 years of readings (+6.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Prado had more rain than normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +1.05). Rain, not storage. Colombia drought figures →
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: 2026-10-27.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 3.750°N, 74.920°W · Open in Google Maps
About Prado
As of October 27, 2026, Prado is filled to 44.5% of its total capacity, holding 40.21 GWh of water out of a maximum 90.38 GWh. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.7 percentage points, and it is 16.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Prado — 1914 data points between January 1, 2021 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 2.5% (September 3, 2024) to a high of 104.9% (January 2, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by XM primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Prado basin at 3.750°N, 74.920°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 44.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 40.21 GWh
- Total capacity
- 90.38 GWh
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 16.7 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River basin
- Prado
- Operator
- XM
- Coordinates
- 3.750°N, 74.920°W
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (GWh) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 44.5% | 40.21 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 44.4% | 40.11 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 44.2% | 39.96 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 43.9% | 39.71 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 43.7% | 39.47 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 43.4% | 39.27 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 43.0% | 38.83 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 42.8% | 38.68 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 42.6% | 38.48 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 42.8% | 38.68 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 42.7% | 38.58 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 42.5% | 38.43 |