Ebro
Cantabria · Ebro
Capacity
541 hm³
Coordinates
43.003°N, 3.993°W
Operator
CHE
52.7% full
Current fill
52.7%vs 13 Oct 2026
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-7.7 ppyear-over-year
Trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
121%of normal
52.7% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 43.5% for October across 9 years of readings (+9.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Ebro 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 −0.51). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 October 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 | 541 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHE |
| Region | Cantabria |
| River basin | Ebro |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 43.003°N, 3.993°W · Open in Google Maps
About Ebro
As of October 19, 2026, Ebro is filled to 52.7% of its total capacity, holding 285 hm³ of water out of a maximum 541 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pp), and it is 7.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ebro — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.1% (October 24, 2023) to a high of 94.6% (May 14, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Ebro basin at 43.003°N, 3.993°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 52.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 285 hm³
- Total capacity
- 541 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 7.7 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Ebro
- Operator
- CHE
- Coordinates
- 43.003°N, 3.993°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 52.7% | 285 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 288 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 53.0% | 287 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 54.3% | 294 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 56.7% | 307 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 59.0% | 319 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 61.2% | 331 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 63.4% | 343 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 65.6% | 355 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 68.0% | 368 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 70.8% | 383 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 73.4% | 397 |