Arcos de la Frontera
Guadalete-Barbate
Capacity
14 hm³
Coordinates
36.765°N, 5.789°W
Operator
Guadalete-Barbate
92.9% full
Current fill
92.9%vs 13 Oct 2026
-7.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
0.0 ppyear-over-year
Trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
102%of normal
92.9% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 91.0% for October across 9 years of readings (+1.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Arcos de la Frontera had far less rain than normal, a shortfall 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 −1.82). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026
Alertvegetation stress
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 | 14 hm³ |
| Primary use | — |
| Operator | Guadalete-Barbate |
| River basin | Guadalete-Barbate |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.765°N, 5.789°W · Open in Google Maps
About Arcos de la Frontera
As of October 19, 2026, Arcos de la Frontera is filled to 92.9% of its total capacity, holding 13 hm³ of water out of a maximum 14 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 7.1 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Arcos de la Frontera — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 85.7% (March 19, 2019) to a high of 100.0% (October 30, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around December.
It is operated by Guadalete-Barbate. It lies within the Guadalete-Barbate basin at 36.765°N, 5.789°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 92.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 13 hm³
- Total capacity
- 14 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- ▼ 7.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- No change
- River basin
- Guadalete-Barbate
- Operator
- Guadalete-Barbate
- Coordinates
- 36.765°N, 5.789°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 92.9% | 13 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 14 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 92.9% | 13 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 92.9% | 13 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 92.9% | 13 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 92.9% | 13 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 14 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 92.9% | 13 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 14 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 14 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 14 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 14 |