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Extremadura
HighMulti-purpose

La Serena

Badajoz · Extremadura · Guadiana

Capacity

3,219 hm³

Coordinates

38.932°N, 5.255°W

Operator

CHSU

82.9% full

Current fill

82.9%
High

vs 7 days ago

-0.5%

losing

vs 1 year ago

+20.5%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity3,219 hm³
Usable capacity2,897.1 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHSU
ProvinceBadajoz
Autonomous communityExtremadura
River basinGuadiana
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.932, -5.255 · Open in Google Maps

About La Serena

As of September 7, 2026, La Serena is filled to 82.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2,669 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3,219 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 2,897 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts), and it is 20.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for La Serena — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.4% (October 16, 2018) to a high of 97.2% (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 38.932°N, 5.255°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
82.9%
Water stored
2,669 hm³
Total capacity
3,219 hm³
Usable capacity
2,897 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.5 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 20.5 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Guadiana
Operator
CHSU
Coordinates
38.932°N, 5.255°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202682.9%2,669
1 Sep 202683.4%2,686
25 Aug 202684.1%2,706
18 Aug 202684.8%2,729
11 Aug 202685.7%2,759
4 Aug 202686.8%2,795
28 Jul 202687.9%2,829
21 Jul 202688.5%2,849
14 Jul 202689.4%2,877
7 Jul 202689.9%2,893
30 Jun 202690.5%2,914
23 Jun 202691.3%2,940

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