Solea
Nicosia · Karkotis Basin
Capacity
4.5 hm³
Coordinates
35.036°N, 32.923°E
Operator
Water Development Department (WDD)
85.5% full
Current fill
85.5%vs 7 days ago
-0.9%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 4.5 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 4.5 hm³ |
| Dam height | 56 m |
| Dam type | rockfill |
| Year built | 2010 |
| Primary use | water supply |
| Operator | Water Development Department (WDD) |
| River | Karkotis |
| Province | Nicosia |
| River basin | Karkotis Basin |
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About Solea
As of September 25, 2026, Solea is filled to 85.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 4 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Solea — 192 data points between November 1, 2014 and September 25, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 21.8% (November 1, 2014) to a high of 99.0% (March 15, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Solea stands 56 m tall and is a rockfill dam and was completed in 2010. It is operated by Water Development Department (WDD) primarily for water supply. It lies within the Karkotis Basin basin at 35.036°N, 32.923°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 85.5%
- Water stored
- 4 hm³
- Total capacity
- 5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.9 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Karkotis
- River basin
- Karkotis Basin
- Dam height
- 56 m
- Year completed
- 2010
- Operator
- Water Development Department (WDD)
- Coordinates
- 35.036°N, 32.923°E
- Last updated
- September 25, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | 85.5% | 4 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 86.4% | 4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 85.5% | 4 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 86.5% | 4 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 87.1% | 4 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 87.8% | 4 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 87.9% | 4 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 88.0% | 4 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 88.3% | 4 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 88.1% | 4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 88.3% | 4 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 88.7% | 4 |