Bellús
Valencia · Valencian Community · Júcar
Capacity
69 hm³
Coordinates
38.934°N, 0.476°W
Operator
CHJ
15.9% full
Current fill
15.9%vs 7 days ago
+1.4%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-2.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
120%of normal
15.9% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 13.2% for October across 9 years of readings (+2.7 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Bellús 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 −0.90). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 September 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 capacity | 69 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 62.1 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHJ |
| Province | Valencia |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| River basin | Júcar |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.934, -0.476 · Open in Google Maps
About Bellús
As of October 6, 2026, Bellús is filled to 15.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 11 hm³ of water out of a maximum 69 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low. Of that total, about 62 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.4 pts), and it is 2.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bellús — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.8% (February 12, 2019) to a high of 39.1% (April 12, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by CHJ primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Júcar basin at 38.934°N, 0.476°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 15.9%
- Water stored
- 11 hm³
- Total capacity
- 69 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 62 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Júcar
- Operator
- CHJ
- Coordinates
- 38.934°N, 0.476°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 15.9% | 11 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 14.5% | 10 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 15.9% | 11 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 17.4% | 12 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 17.4% | 12 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 18.8% | 13 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 21.7% | 15 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 23.2% | 16 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 24.6% | 17 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 27.5% | 19 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 30.4% | 21 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 31.9% | 22 |