Argaka
Paphos · Makounta Basin
Capacity
0.99 hm³
Coordinates
35.048°N, 32.506°E
Operator
Water Development Department (WDD)
46.6% full
Current fill
46.6%vs 7 days ago
-1.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
+46.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 0.99 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 0.99 hm³ |
| Dam height | 41 m |
| Dam type | rockfill |
| Year built | 1964 |
| Primary use | water supply |
| Operator | Water Development Department (WDD) |
| River | Makounta |
| Province | Paphos |
| River basin | Makounta Basin |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 35.048, 32.506 · Open in Google Maps
About Argaka
As of September 25, 2026, Argaka is filled to 46.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.6 percentage points, and it is 46.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Argaka — 954 data points between January 1, 1988 and September 25, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (November 1, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (February 15, 1988). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Argaka stands 41 m tall and is a rockfill dam and was completed in 1964. It is operated by Water Development Department (WDD) primarily for water supply. It lies within the Makounta Basin basin at 35.048°N, 32.506°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 46.6%
- Water stored
- 1 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 46.2 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Makounta
- River basin
- Makounta Basin
- Dam height
- 41 m
- Year completed
- 1964
- Operator
- Water Development Department (WDD)
- Coordinates
- 35.048°N, 32.506°E
- Last updated
- September 25, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | 46.6% | 0 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 48.2% | 0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 46.6% | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 50.5% | 1 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 53.2% | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 54.1% | 1 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 55.5% | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 55.8% | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 56.4% | 1 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 56.1% | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 56.4% | 1 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 58.9% | 1 |

