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Cenza

Ourense · Galicia · Miño - Sil

Capacity

40 hm³

Coordinates

42.200°N, 7.254°W

Operator

CHS

57.5% full

Current fill

57.5%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-10.0%

losing

vs 1 year ago

+5.0%

year-over-year

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity40 hm³
Usable capacity36 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHS
ProvinceOurense
Autonomous communityGalicia
River basinMiño - Sil
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.200, -7.254 · Open in Google Maps

About Cenza

As of September 7, 2026, Cenza is filled to 57.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 23 hm³ of water out of a maximum 40 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 36 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 10.0 percentage points, and it is 5.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Cenza — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.5% (January 19, 2021) to a high of 97.5% (June 18, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Miño - Sil basin at 42.200°N, 7.254°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
57.5%
Water stored
23 hm³
Total capacity
40 hm³
Usable capacity
36 hm³
7-day change
▼ 10.0 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 5.0 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Miño - Sil
Operator
CHS
Coordinates
42.200°N, 7.254°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202657.5%23
1 Sep 202667.5%27
25 Aug 202670.0%28
18 Aug 202672.5%29
11 Aug 202672.5%29
4 Aug 202672.5%29
28 Jul 202672.5%29
21 Jul 202672.5%29
14 Jul 202680.0%32
7 Jul 202680.0%32
30 Jun 202680.0%32
23 Jun 202685.0%34

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