Barbate
Cádiz · Andalusia · Guadalete-Barbate
Capacity
228 hm³
Coordinates
36.382°N, 5.718°W
Operator
CHGB
68.9% full
Current fill
68.9%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
+30.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 228 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 205.2 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHGB |
| Province | Cádiz |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| River basin | Guadalete-Barbate |
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About Barbate
As of October 6, 2026, Barbate is filled to 68.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 157 hm³ of water out of a maximum 228 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 205 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts), and it is 30.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Barbate — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 8.8% (January 2, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (February 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by CHGB primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadalete-Barbate basin at 36.382°N, 5.718°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.9%
- Water stored
- 157 hm³
- Total capacity
- 228 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 205 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 30.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Guadalete-Barbate
- Operator
- CHGB
- Coordinates
- 36.382°N, 5.718°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 157 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 69.3% | 158 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 69.7% | 159 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 70.6% | 161 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 71.5% | 163 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 72.4% | 165 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 72.8% | 166 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 73.7% | 168 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 75.0% | 171 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 75.9% | 173 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 77.2% | 176 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 78.5% | 179 |