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Almoguera

Guadalajara · Castile-La Mancha · Tajo

Capacity

7 hm³

Coordinates

40.279°N, 2.947°W

Operator

CHT

85.7% full

Current fill

85.7%
High

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

0.0%

year-over-year

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

101%of normal

85.7% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 84.8% for October across 9 years of readings (+0.9 points).

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Moderately dry

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Almoguera had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.39). Rain, not storage.

EU drought indicator · 11 September 2026

Recoverydeficit easing

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 capacity7 hm³
Usable capacity6.3 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHT
ProvinceGuadalajara
Autonomous communityCastile-La Mancha
River basinTajo
Data source:MITECO·Last reading: 2026-10-06

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.279, -2.947 · Open in Google Maps

About Almoguera

As of October 6, 2026, Almoguera is filled to 85.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 6 hm³ of water out of a maximum 7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 6 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Almoguera — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 71.4% (October 16, 2018) to a high of 85.7% (October 9, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 40.279°N, 2.947°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
85.7%
Water stored
6 hm³
Total capacity
7 hm³
Usable capacity
6 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
No change
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Tajo
Operator
CHT
Coordinates
40.279°N, 2.947°W
Last updated
October 6, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
6 Oct 202685.7%6
29 Sep 202685.7%6
22 Sep 202685.7%6
15 Sep 202685.7%6
8 Sep 202685.7%6
1 Sep 202685.7%6
25 Aug 202685.7%6
18 Aug 202685.7%6
11 Aug 202685.7%6
4 Aug 202685.7%6
28 Jul 202685.7%6
21 Jul 202685.7%6

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