Contreras
Valencia · Valencian Community · Júcar
Capacity
361 hm³
Coordinates
39.544°N, 1.502°W
Operator
CHJ
68.4% full
Current fill
68.4%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
+5.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
275%of normal
68.4% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 24.9% for October across 9 years of readings (+43.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Contreras had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.38). 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 | 361 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 324.9 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHJ |
| Province | Valencia |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| River basin | Júcar |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.544, -1.502 · Open in Google Maps
About Contreras
As of October 13, 2026, Contreras is filled to 68.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 247 hm³ of water out of a maximum 361 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 325 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 5.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Contreras — 418 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 13.7% (September 17, 2019) to a high of 93.6% (March 2, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHJ primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Júcar basin at 39.544°N, 1.502°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.4%
- Water stored
- 247 hm³
- Total capacity
- 361 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 325 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 5.2 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Júcar
- Operator
- CHJ
- Coordinates
- 39.544°N, 1.502°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 68.4% | 247 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 68.4% | 247 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 69.3% | 250 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 69.5% | 251 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 69.5% | 251 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 69.5% | 251 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 69.8% | 252 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 70.6% | 255 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 71.7% | 259 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 72.9% | 263 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 74.2% | 268 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 75.1% | 271 |