Béznar
Granada · Andalusia · Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza
Capacity
53 hm³
Coordinates
36.921°N, 3.552°W
Operator
CHMS
71.7% full
Current fill
71.7%vs 7 days ago
-1.9%losing
vs 1 year ago
-1.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 53 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 47.7 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHMS |
| Province | Granada |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| River basin | Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.921, -3.552 · Open in Google Maps
About Béznar
As of September 7, 2026, Béznar is filled to 71.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 38 hm³ of water out of a maximum 53 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 48 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.9 percentage points, and it is 1.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Béznar — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 45.3% (January 9, 2024) to a high of 94.3% (June 9, 2020). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by CHMS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza basin at 36.921°N, 3.552°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 71.7%
- Water stored
- 38 hm³
- Total capacity
- 53 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 48 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 1.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza
- Operator
- CHMS
- Coordinates
- 36.921°N, 3.552°W
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 71.7% | 38 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 73.6% | 39 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 75.5% | 40 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 75.5% | 40 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 77.4% | 41 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 77.4% | 41 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 79.2% | 42 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 79.2% | 42 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 81.1% | 43 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 81.1% | 43 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 83.0% | 44 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 83.0% | 44 |

