Gabriel y Galán

As of September 7, 2026, Gabriel y Galán is filled to 43.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 392 hm³ of water out of a maximum 911 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 820 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.8 percentage points, and it is 2.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Gabriel y Galán — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 11.2% (October 4, 2022) to a high of 94.2% (April 9, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 40.254°N, 6.123°W.