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La Serena

Badajoz · Extremadura · Guadiana

Capacity

3,219 hm³

Coordinates

38.932°N, 5.255°W

Operator

CHSU

81.7% full

Current fill

81.7%
High

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

+19.6%

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:MITECO·Last reading: 2026-10-06

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 October 6, 2026, La Serena is filled to 81.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2,631 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 (+0.0 pts), and it is 19.6 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for La Serena — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 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 November.

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
81.7%
Water stored
2,631 hm³
Total capacity
3,219 hm³
Usable capacity
2,897 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
▲ 19.6 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Guadiana
Operator
CHSU
Coordinates
38.932°N, 5.255°W
Last updated
October 6, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
6 Oct 202681.7%2,631
29 Sep 202681.7%2,631
22 Sep 202682.0%2,641
15 Sep 202682.4%2,652
8 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

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