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Albarellos

Ourense · Galicia · Miño - Sil

Capacity

91 hm³

Coordinates

42.389°N, 8.220°W

Operator

CHS

31.9% full

Current fill

31.9%
Low

vs 7 days ago

-5.5%

losing

vs 1 year ago

-8.8%

year-over-year

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity91 hm³
Usable capacity81.9 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHS
ProvinceOurense
Autonomous communityGalicia
River basinMiño - Sil
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.389, -8.220 · Open in Google Maps

About Albarellos

As of September 7, 2026, Albarellos is filled to 31.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 29 hm³ of water out of a maximum 91 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, about 82 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 5.5 percentage points, and it is 8.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Albarellos — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.9% (November 6, 2018) to a high of 81.3% (November 7, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Miño - Sil basin at 42.389°N, 8.220°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
31.9%
Water stored
29 hm³
Total capacity
91 hm³
Usable capacity
82 hm³
7-day change
▼ 5.5 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 8.8 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Miño - Sil
Operator
CHS
Coordinates
42.389°N, 8.220°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202631.9%29
1 Sep 202637.4%34
25 Aug 202639.6%36
18 Aug 202642.9%39
11 Aug 202646.2%42
4 Aug 202647.3%43
28 Jul 202650.5%46
21 Jul 202650.5%46
14 Jul 202650.5%46
7 Jul 202652.7%48
30 Jun 202653.8%49
23 Jun 202657.1%52

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