García de Sola
Badajoz · Extremadura · Guadiana
Capacity
554 hm³
Coordinates
39.217°N, 5.137°W
Operator
CHSU
48.2% full
Current fill
48.2%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-7.8%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
103%of normal
48.2% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 46.9% for October across 9 years of readings (+1.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around García de Sola had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.07). 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 | 554 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 498.6 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHSU |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| River basin | Guadiana |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.217, -5.137 · Open in Google Maps
About García de Sola
As of October 6, 2026, García de Sola is filled to 48.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 267 hm³ of water out of a maximum 554 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 499 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pts), and it is 7.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for García de Sola — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 39.5% (October 18, 2022) to a high of 88.4% (February 17, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHSU primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadiana basin at 39.217°N, 5.137°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 48.2%
- Water stored
- 267 hm³
- Total capacity
- 554 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 499 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 7.8 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Guadiana
- Operator
- CHSU
- Coordinates
- 39.217°N, 5.137°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 48.2% | 267 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 48.4% | 268 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 48.9% | 271 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 49.6% | 275 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 50.4% | 279 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 50.9% | 282 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 48.7% | 270 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 49.3% | 273 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 53.4% | 296 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 53.4% | 296 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 54.3% | 301 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 54.0% | 299 |