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Normalwater supply

Kannaviou

Paphos · Ezousa Basin

Capacity

17.168 hm³

Coordinates

34.930°N, 32.590°E

Operator

Water Development Department (WDD)

43.0% full

Current fill

43.0%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-0.8%

losing

vs 1 year ago

+29.7%

year-over-year

7-day trend

→

stable

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity17.168 hm³
Usable capacity17.168 hm³
Dam height75 m
Dam typerockfill
Year built2005
Primary usewater supply
OperatorWater Development Department (WDD)
RiverEzousa
ProvincePaphos
River basinEzousa Basin
Data source:WDD·Last reading: 2026-09-25

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 34.930, 32.590 · Open in Google Maps

About Kannaviou

As of September 25, 2026, Kannaviou is filled to 43.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 7 hm³ of water out of a maximum 17 hm³. 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 (-0.8 pts), and it is 29.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Kannaviou — 498 data points between January 1, 2007 and September 25, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 8.6% (December 1, 2018) to a high of 100.0% (March 15, 2010). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around December.

The dam at Kannaviou stands 75 m tall and is a rockfill dam and was completed in 2005. It is operated by Water Development Department (WDD) primarily for water supply. It lies within the Ezousa Basin basin at 34.930°N, 32.590°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
43.0%
Water stored
7 hm³
Total capacity
17 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.8 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 29.7 pts
Primary use
Water supply
River
Ezousa
River basin
Ezousa Basin
Dam height
75 m
Year completed
2005
Operator
Water Development Department (WDD)
Coordinates
34.930°N, 32.590°E
Last updated
September 25, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
25 Sep 202643.0%7
17 Sep 202643.8%8
15 Sep 202643.0%7
14 Sep 202644.1%8
10 Sep 202644.5%8
7 Sep 202644.7%8
4 Sep 202645.0%8
3 Sep 202645.1%8
2 Sep 202645.3%8
1 Sep 202645.3%8
31 Aug 202645.3%8
26 Aug 202645.8%8

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