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Hornachuelos

Guadalquivir

Capacity

12 hm³

Operator

Guadalquivir

0.0% full

Current fill

0.0%
Critical

vs 7 days ago

N/A

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

N/A

Drought context

Storage vs October average

0%of normal

0.0% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 89.3% for October across 9 years of readings (-89.3 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Moderately dry

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Hornachuelos had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.26). Rain, not storage.

EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026

Alertvegetation stress

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 →

Technical specifications

Total capacity12 hm³
Primary use—
OperatorGuadalquivir
River basinGuadalquivir
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

About Hornachuelos

As of October 19, 2026, Hornachuelos is filled to 0.0% of its total capacity, holding 0 hm³ of water out of a maximum 12 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

No reading from about a week earlier is on file, so the 7-day change is not available.

Across the readings we hold for Hornachuelos — 419 data points between June 29, 2004 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (October 19, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (June 29, 2004). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around February.

It is operated by Guadalquivir. It lies within the Guadalquivir basin.

Key facts

Current fill level
0.0% of total capacity
Water stored
0 hm³
Total capacity
12 hm³
7-day change
N/A
River basin
Guadalquivir
Operator
Guadalquivir
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 20260.0%0
26 Jun 2012100.0%12
19 Jun 2012100.0%12
12 Jun 2012100.0%12
5 Jun 2012100.0%12
29 May 2012100.0%12
22 May 2012100.0%12
15 May 2012100.0%12
8 May 2012100.0%12
1 May 2012100.0%12
24 Apr 2012100.0%12
17 Apr 2012100.0%12