La barca

As of September 7, 2026, La barca is filled to 79.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 27 hm³ of water out of a maximum 34 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 31 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it is 11.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for La barca — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.4% (January 17, 2023) to a high of 97.1% (June 2, 2020). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around January.

It is operated by CHCoc primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cantábrico Occidental basin at 43.290°N, 6.362°W.