Alcañiz (Estanca)
Ebro
Capacity
7 hm³
Coordinates
41.062°N, 0.192°W
Operator
Ebro
85.7% full
Current fill
85.7%vs 13 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
+14.3 ppyear-over-year
Trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
112%of normal
85.7% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 76.8% for October across 9 years of readings (+8.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Very wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Alcañiz (Estanca) had much more rain than normal, seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +1.53). 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 | 7 hm³ |
| Primary use | — |
| Operator | Ebro |
| River basin | Ebro |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 41.062°N, 0.192°W · Open in Google Maps
About Alcañiz (Estanca)
As of October 19, 2026, Alcañiz (Estanca) is filled to 85.7% of its total capacity, holding 6 hm³ of water out of a maximum 7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 14.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Alcañiz (Estanca) — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.6% (November 13, 2018) to a high of 100.0% (April 23, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by Ebro. It lies within the Ebro basin at 41.062°N, 0.192°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 85.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 6 hm³
- Total capacity
- 7 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 14.3 pp
- River basin
- Ebro
- Operator
- Ebro
- Coordinates
- 41.062°N, 0.192°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 85.7% | 6 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 71.4% | 5 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 71.4% | 5 |