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Amadorio

Alacant / Alicante · Valencian Community · Júcar

Capacity

16 hm³

Coordinates

38.541°N, 0.263°W

Operator

CHJ

18.8% full

Current fill

18.8%
Critical

vs 13 Oct 2026

-6.2 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

+6.3 pp

year-over-year

Trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

57%of normal

18.8% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 32.7% for October across 9 years of readings (-13.9 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Amadorio 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 −0.05). 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 capacity16 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHJ
ProvinceAlacant / Alicante
RegionValencian Community
River basinJúcar
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.541°N, 0.263°W · Open in Google Maps

About Amadorio

As of October 19, 2026, Amadorio is filled to 18.8% of its total capacity, holding 3 hm³ of water out of a maximum 16 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 6.2 percentage points, and it is 6.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Amadorio — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 6.3% (August 20, 2019) to a high of 87.5% (January 28, 2020). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around November.

It is operated by CHJ primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Júcar basin at 38.541°N, 0.263°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
18.8% of total capacity
Water stored
3 hm³
Total capacity
16 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
▼ 6.2 pp
Year-on-year
▲ 6.3 pp
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Júcar
Operator
CHJ
Coordinates
38.541°N, 0.263°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 202618.8%3
13 Oct 202625.0%4
6 Oct 202625.0%4
29 Sep 202625.0%4
22 Sep 202625.0%4
15 Sep 202625.0%4
8 Sep 202625.0%4
1 Sep 202625.0%4
25 Aug 202625.0%4
18 Aug 202625.0%4
11 Aug 202625.0%4
4 Aug 202625.0%4

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