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Güístolas

Ourense · Galicia · Miño - Sil

Capacity

5 hm³

Coordinates

42.344°N, 7.303°W

Operator

CHS

80.0% full

Current fill

80.0%
High

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

+20.0%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Technical specifications

Total capacity5 hm³
Usable capacity4.5 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHS
ProvinceOurense
Autonomous communityGalicia
River basinMiño - Sil
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.344, -7.303 · Open in Google Maps

About Güístolas

As of September 7, 2026, Güístolas is filled to 80.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 4 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it is 20.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Güístolas — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.0% (November 13, 2018) to a high of 100.0% (February 5, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by CHS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Miño - Sil basin at 42.344°N, 7.303°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
80.0%
Water stored
4 hm³
Total capacity
5 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
▲ 20.0 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Miño - Sil
Operator
CHS
Coordinates
42.344°N, 7.303°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202680.0%4
1 Sep 202680.0%4
25 Aug 202680.0%4
18 Aug 202680.0%4
11 Aug 202680.0%4
4 Aug 202680.0%4
28 Jul 202680.0%4
21 Jul 202680.0%4
14 Jul 202660.0%3
7 Jul 202660.0%3
30 Jun 202660.0%3
23 Jun 202660.0%3

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