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Alfilorios

Asturias · Cantábrico Occidental

Capacity

8 hm³

Coordinates

43.292°N, 5.916°W

Operator

CHCoc

37.5% full

Current fill

37.5%
Low

vs 13 Oct 2026

0.0 pp

stable

vs 1 year ago

0.0 pp

year-over-year

Trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

68%of normal

37.5% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 55.3% for October across 9 years of readings (-17.8 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Alfilorios 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 +0.32). 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 capacity8 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHCoc
ProvinceAsturias
River basinCantábrico Occidental
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 43.292°N, 5.916°W · Open in Google Maps

About Alfilorios

As of October 19, 2026, Alfilorios is filled to 37.5% of its total capacity, holding 3 hm³ of water out of a maximum 8 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Alfilorios — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 25.0% (November 11, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (February 5, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHCoc primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cantábrico Occidental basin at 43.292°N, 5.916°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
37.5% of total capacity
Water stored
3 hm³
Total capacity
8 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
No change
Year-on-year
No change
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Cantábrico Occidental
Operator
CHCoc
Coordinates
43.292°N, 5.916°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 202637.5%3
13 Oct 202637.5%3
6 Oct 202637.5%3
29 Sep 202637.5%3
22 Sep 202637.5%3
15 Sep 202637.5%3
8 Sep 202637.5%3
1 Sep 202650.0%4
25 Aug 202650.0%4
18 Aug 202650.0%4
11 Aug 202650.0%4
4 Aug 202650.0%4

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