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Lefkara

Larnaca · Syriatis Basin

Capacity

13.85 hm³

Coordinates

34.896°N, 33.290°E

Operator

Water Development Department (WDD)

17.4% full

Current fill

17.4%
Critical

vs 7 days ago

-0.1%

losing

vs 1 year ago

+2.6%

year-over-year

7-day trend

→

stable

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity13.85 hm³
Usable capacity13.85 hm³
Dam height71 m
Dam typeembankment
Year built1981
Primary usewater supply
OperatorWater Development Department (WDD)
RiverSyriatis
ProvinceLarnaca
River basinSyriatis Basin
Data source:WDD·Last reading: 2026-09-25

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 34.896, 33.290 · Open in Google Maps

About Lefkara

As of September 25, 2026, Lefkara is filled to 17.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2 hm³ of water out of a maximum 14 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pts), and it is 2.6 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Lefkara — 954 data points between January 1, 1988 and September 25, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.4% (January 1, 2009) to a high of 100.0% (March 4, 2004). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around December.

The dam at Lefkara stands 71 m tall and is a embankment dam and was completed in 1981. It is operated by Water Development Department (WDD) primarily for water supply. It lies within the Syriatis Basin basin at 34.896°N, 33.290°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
17.4%
Water stored
2 hm³
Total capacity
14 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.1 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 2.6 pts
Primary use
Water supply
River
Syriatis
River basin
Syriatis Basin
Dam height
71 m
Year completed
1981
Operator
Water Development Department (WDD)
Coordinates
34.896°N, 33.290°E
Last updated
September 25, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
25 Sep 202617.4%2
17 Sep 202617.5%2
15 Sep 202617.4%2
14 Sep 202617.5%2
10 Sep 202617.6%2
7 Sep 202617.6%2
4 Sep 202617.7%2
3 Sep 202617.7%2
2 Sep 202617.7%2
1 Sep 202617.7%2
31 Aug 202617.7%2
26 Aug 202617.7%2

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