Cortes II
Valencia · Valencian Community · Júcar
Capacity
118 hm³
Coordinates
39.250°N, 0.961°W
Operator
CHJ
92.4% full
Current fill
92.4%vs 7 days ago
+4.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+4.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 118 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 106.2 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. 39.250, -0.961 · Open in Google Maps
About Cortes II
As of September 7, 2026, Cortes II is filled to 92.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 109 hm³ of water out of a maximum 118 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 106 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.3 percentage points, and it is 4.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Cortes II — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 78.0% (January 14, 2025) to a high of 96.6% (March 5, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by CHJ primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Júcar basin at 39.250°N, 0.961°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 92.4%
- Water stored
- 109 hm³
- Total capacity
- 118 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 106 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 4.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Júcar
- Operator
- CHJ
- Coordinates
- 39.250°N, 0.961°W
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 92.4% | 109 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 88.1% | 104 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 92.4% | 109 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 91.5% | 108 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 92.4% | 109 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 92.4% | 109 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 91.5% | 108 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 89.0% | 105 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 90.7% | 107 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 88.1% | 104 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 88.1% | 104 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 86.4% | 102 |