La Cierva
Region of Murcia · Region of Murcia · Segura
Capacity
7 hm³
Coordinates
38.062°N, 1.491°W
Operator
CHG
57.1% full
Current fill
57.1%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
-14.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
151%of normal
57.1% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 37.8% for October across 9 years of readings (+19.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Cierva, La 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 −0.15). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 September 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 capacity | 7 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 6.3 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHG |
| Province | Region of Murcia |
| Autonomous community | Region of Murcia |
| River basin | Segura |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.062, -1.491 · Open in Google Maps
About La Cierva
As of October 6, 2026, La Cierva is filled to 57.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 4 hm³ of water out of a maximum 7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 6 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it is 14.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for La Cierva — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.6% (October 1, 2024) to a high of 85.7% (January 13, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHG primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Segura basin at 38.062°N, 1.491°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 57.1%
- Water stored
- 4 hm³
- Total capacity
- 7 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 6 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 14.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Segura
- Operator
- CHG
- Coordinates
- 38.062°N, 1.491°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 57.1% | 4 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 71.4% | 5 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 71.4% | 5 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 71.4% | 5 |