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Barrié de la Maza

A Barcala · Galicia · Galicia Costa

Capacity

31 hm³

Coordinates

42.866°N, 8.789°W

Operator

AGA

32.3% full

Current fill

32.3%
Low

vs 7 days ago

+3.3%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

-3.2%

year-over-year

7-day trend

rising

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Technical specifications

Total capacity31 hm³
Usable capacity27.9 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorAGA
ProvinceA Barcala
Autonomous communityGalicia
River basinGalicia Costa
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.866, -8.789 · Open in Google Maps

About Barrié de la Maza

As of September 7, 2026, Barrié de la Maza is filled to 32.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 10 hm³ of water out of a maximum 31 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, about 28 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.3 percentage points, and it is 3.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Barrié de la Maza — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.1% (October 9, 2018) to a high of 80.6% (December 25, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around September.

It is operated by AGA primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Galicia Costa basin at 42.866°N, 8.789°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
32.3%
Water stored
10 hm³
Total capacity
31 hm³
Usable capacity
28 hm³
7-day change
▲ 3.3 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 3.2 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Galicia Costa
Operator
AGA
Coordinates
42.866°N, 8.789°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202632.3%10
1 Sep 202629.0%9
25 Aug 202629.0%9
18 Aug 202629.0%9
11 Aug 202629.0%9
4 Aug 202629.0%9
28 Jul 202632.3%10
21 Jul 202638.7%12
14 Jul 202638.7%12
7 Jul 202641.9%13
30 Jun 202641.9%13
23 Jun 202638.7%12

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