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Bolarque

Cuenca · Castile-La Mancha · Tajo

Capacity

31 hm³

Coordinates

40.362°N, 2.816°W

Operator

CHT

83.9% full

Current fill

83.9%
High

vs 13 Oct 2026

-3.2 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

0.0 pp

year-over-year

Trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

99%of normal

83.9% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 84.7% for October across 9 years of readings (-0.8 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Bolarque 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 +0.56). Rain, not storage.

EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026

Noneno drought signal

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 capacity31 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHT
ProvinceCuenca
RegionCastile-La Mancha
River basinTajo
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.362°N, 2.816°W · Open in Google Maps

About Bolarque

As of October 19, 2026, Bolarque is filled to 83.9% of its total capacity, holding 26 hm³ of water out of a maximum 31 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 3.2 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Bolarque — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 74.2% (July 30, 2019) to a high of 96.8% (October 8, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.

It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 40.362°N, 2.816°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
83.9% of total capacity
Water stored
26 hm³
Total capacity
31 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
▼ 3.2 pp
Year-on-year
No change
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Tajo
Operator
CHT
Coordinates
40.362°N, 2.816°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 202683.9%26
13 Oct 202687.1%27
6 Oct 202687.1%27
29 Sep 202687.1%27
22 Sep 202690.3%28
15 Sep 202687.1%27
8 Sep 202690.3%28
1 Sep 202680.6%25
25 Aug 202680.6%25
18 Aug 202680.6%25
11 Aug 202687.1%27
4 Aug 202690.3%28

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