Los Hurones
Cádiz · Andalusia · Guadalete-Barbate
Capacity
135 hm³
Coordinates
36.683°N, 5.532°W
Operator
CHGB
62.2% full
Current fill
62.2%vs 13 Oct 2026
-1.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+2.2 ppyear-over-year
Trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
130%of normal
62.2% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 47.9% for October across 9 years of readings (+14.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Hurones, Los had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.68). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026
Warningsoil-moisture deficit
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 | 135 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHGB |
| Province | Cádiz |
| Region | Andalusia |
| River basin | Guadalete-Barbate |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.683°N, 5.532°W · Open in Google Maps
About Los Hurones
As of October 19, 2026, Los Hurones is filled to 62.2% of its total capacity, holding 84 hm³ of water out of a maximum 135 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 1.5 percentage points, and it is 2.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Los Hurones — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.9% (January 9, 2024) to a high of 95.6% (April 16, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by CHGB primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadalete-Barbate basin at 36.683°N, 5.532°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 62.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 84 hm³
- Total capacity
- 135 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- ▼ 1.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.2 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Guadalete-Barbate
- Operator
- CHGB
- Coordinates
- 36.683°N, 5.532°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 62.2% | 84 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 63.7% | 86 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 64.4% | 87 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 65.9% | 89 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 66.7% | 90 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 68.1% | 92 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 69.6% | 94 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 71.1% | 96 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 71.9% | 97 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 73.3% | 99 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 74.8% | 101 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 75.6% | 102 |