Bornos
Cádiz · Andalusia · Guadalete-Barbate
Capacity
200 hm³
Coordinates
36.809°N, 5.710°W
Operator
CHGB
63.5% full
Current fill
63.5%vs 13 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
+7.5 ppyear-over-year
Trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
173%of normal
63.5% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 36.8% for October across 9 years of readings (+26.7 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Bornos had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.76). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026
Warningsoil-moisture deficit
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 | 200 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHGB |
| Province | Cádiz |
| Region | Andalusia |
| River basin | Guadalete-Barbate |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.809°N, 5.710°W · Open in Google Maps
About Bornos
As of October 19, 2026, Bornos is filled to 63.5% of its total capacity, holding 127 hm³ of water out of a maximum 200 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 7.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bornos — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 7.0% (September 5, 2023) to a high of 96.5% (March 17, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHGB primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadalete-Barbate basin at 36.809°N, 5.710°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 63.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 127 hm³
- Total capacity
- 200 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 7.5 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Guadalete-Barbate
- Operator
- CHGB
- Coordinates
- 36.809°N, 5.710°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 63.5% | 127 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 63.5% | 127 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 64.5% | 129 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 65.0% | 130 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 65.5% | 131 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 66.5% | 133 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 67.0% | 134 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 68.0% | 136 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 69.0% | 138 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 70.5% | 141 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 72.0% | 144 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 73.0% | 146 |