Águeda
Salamanca · Castile and León · Duero
Capacity
15 hm³
Coordinates
40.527°N, 6.479°W
Operator
CHD
66.7% full
Current fill
66.7%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
-6.6 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
151%of normal
66.7% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 44.2% for October across 9 years of readings (+22.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Águeda had rain close to 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 −0.43). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026
Noneno drought signal
The European Drought Observatory's combined reading of rain, soil moisture and vegetation at this point. Watch means rain has been short, Warning that the soil has dried out, Alert that vegetation is visibly stressed; Recovery means the shortfall is easing. Ground conditions, not the reservoir's storage. Spain drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 15 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHD |
| River | Águeda Embalse aguas abajo: No Embalse aguas arriba: Irueña Tipo de Presa: Gravedad Año de construcción (Final): 1931 Superficie: 177,00 ha Localización: Ver Mapa |
| Province | Salamanca |
| Region | Castile and León |
| River basin | Duero |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.527°N, 6.479°W · Open in Google Maps
About Águeda
As of October 27, 2026, Águeda is filled to 66.7% of its total capacity, holding 10 hm³ of water out of a maximum 15 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 (+0.0 pp), and it is 6.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Águeda — 418 data points between October 30, 2018 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 13.6% (October 30, 2018) to a high of 100.0% (June 16, 2020). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by CHD primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Duero basin at 40.527°N, 6.479°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 66.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 10 hm³
- Total capacity
- 15 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 6.6 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Águeda Embalse aguas abajo: No Embalse aguas arriba: Irueña Tipo de Presa: Gravedad Año de construcción (Final): 1931 Superficie: 177,00 ha Localización: Ver Mapa
- River basin
- Duero
- Operator
- CHD
- Coordinates
- 40.527°N, 6.479°W
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 10 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 10 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 10 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 10 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 66.7% | 10 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 80.0% | 12 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 80.0% | 12 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 80.0% | 12 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 80.0% | 12 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 80.0% | 12 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 80.0% | 12 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 73.3% | 11 |