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Mansilla

Rioja · Ebro

Capacity

68 hm³

Coordinates

42.151°N, 2.940°W

Operator

CHE

27.9% full

Current fill

27.9%
Low

vs 13 Oct 2026

-3.0 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-5.9 pp

year-over-year

Trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

87%of normal

27.9% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 32.2% for October across 9 years of readings (-4.3 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Mansilla 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 −0.10). 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 capacity68 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHE
RegionRioja
River basinEbro
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.151°N, 2.940°W · Open in Google Maps

About Mansilla

As of October 19, 2026, Mansilla is filled to 27.9% of its total capacity, holding 19 hm³ of water out of a maximum 68 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 3.0 percentage points, and it is 5.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Mansilla — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 27.9% (November 15, 2022) to a high of 95.6% (May 20, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Ebro basin at 42.151°N, 2.940°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
27.9% of total capacity
Water stored
19 hm³
Total capacity
68 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
▼ 3.0 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 5.9 pp
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Ebro
Operator
CHE
Coordinates
42.151°N, 2.940°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 202627.9%19
13 Oct 202630.9%21
6 Oct 202632.4%22
29 Sep 202635.3%24
22 Sep 202638.2%26
15 Sep 202641.2%28
8 Sep 202644.1%30
1 Sep 202647.1%32
25 Aug 202652.9%36
18 Aug 202657.4%39
11 Aug 202661.8%42
4 Aug 202664.7%44

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