Lechago
Cuenca · Castile-La Mancha · Ebro
Capacity
18 hm³
Coordinates
40.000°N, 3.000°W
Operator
CHE
61.1% full
Current fill
61.1%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
0.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
135%of normal
61.1% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 45.3% for October across 7 years of readings (+15.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Lechago 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 −1.90). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 September 2026
Noneno drought signal
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 | 18 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 16.2 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHE |
| Province | Cuenca |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| River basin | Ebro |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.000, -3.000 · Open in Google Maps
About Lechago
As of October 6, 2026, Lechago is filled to 61.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 11 hm³ of water out of a maximum 18 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 16 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lechago — 314 data points between October 6, 2020 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 22.2% (August 20, 2024) to a high of 88.9% (May 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Ebro basin at 40.000°N, 3.000°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 61.1%
- Water stored
- 11 hm³
- Total capacity
- 18 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 16 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Ebro
- Operator
- CHE
- Coordinates
- 40.000°N, 3.000°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 61.1% | 11 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 61.1% | 11 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 61.1% | 11 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 61.1% | 11 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 61.1% | 11 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 61.1% | 11 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 61.1% | 11 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 66.7% | 12 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 66.7% | 12 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 72.2% | 13 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 72.2% | 13 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 77.8% | 14 |