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Arlanzón

Burgos · Castile and León · Duero

Capacity

22 hm³

Coordinates

42.258°N, 3.340°W

Operator

CHD

36.4% full

Current fill

36.4%
Low

vs 13 Oct 2026

0.0 pp

stable

vs 1 year ago

-9.1 pp

year-over-year

Trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

72%of normal

36.4% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 50.6% for October across 9 years of readings (-14.2 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Arlanzón 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 −0.42). Rain, not storage.

EU drought indicator · 11 October 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 capacity22 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHD
ProvinceBurgos
RegionCastile and León
River basinDuero
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.258°N, 3.340°W · Open in Google Maps

About Arlanzón

As of October 19, 2026, Arlanzón is filled to 36.4% of its total capacity, holding 8 hm³ of water out of a maximum 22 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 9.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Arlanzón — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.4% (October 13, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (February 5, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHD primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Duero basin at 42.258°N, 3.340°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
36.4% of total capacity
Water stored
8 hm³
Total capacity
22 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
No change
Year-on-year
▼ 9.1 pp
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Duero
Operator
CHD
Coordinates
42.258°N, 3.340°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 202636.4%8
13 Oct 202636.4%8
6 Oct 202640.9%9
29 Sep 202640.9%9
22 Sep 202645.5%10
15 Sep 202650.0%11
8 Sep 202650.0%11
1 Sep 202654.5%12
25 Aug 202659.1%13
18 Aug 202659.1%13
11 Aug 202663.6%14
4 Aug 202668.2%15

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