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Loteta (La)

Ebro

Capacity

104 hm³

Coordinates

41.814°N, 1.319°W

Operator

Ebro

6.7% full

Current fill

6.7%
Critical

vs 13 Oct 2026

0.0 pp

stable

vs 1 year ago

-46.2 pp

year-over-year

Trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

16%of normal

6.7% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 41.3% for October across 9 years of readings (-34.6 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Loteta (La) had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −0.65). Rain, not storage.

EU drought indicator · 11 October 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 capacity104 hm³
Primary use—
OperatorEbro
River basinEbro
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 41.814°N, 1.319°W · Open in Google Maps

About Loteta (La)

As of October 19, 2026, Loteta (La) is filled to 6.7% of its total capacity, holding 7 hm³ of water out of a maximum 104 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 46.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Loteta (La) — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 6.7% (September 29, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (March 25, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by Ebro. It lies within the Ebro basin at 41.814°N, 1.319°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
6.7% of total capacity
Water stored
7 hm³
Total capacity
104 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
No change
Year-on-year
▼ 46.2 pp
River basin
Ebro
Operator
Ebro
Coordinates
41.814°N, 1.319°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 20266.7%7
13 Oct 20266.7%7
6 Oct 20266.7%7
29 Sep 20266.7%7
22 Sep 20267.7%8
15 Sep 202611.5%12
8 Sep 202615.4%16
1 Sep 202618.3%19
25 Aug 202622.1%23
18 Aug 202626.0%27
11 Aug 202628.8%30
4 Aug 202632.7%34

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