María Cristina
Castelló / Castellón · Valencian Community · Júcar
Capacity
18 hm³
Coordinates
40.042°N, 0.161°W
Operator
CHJ
33.3% full
Current fill
33.3%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
-5.6%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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 | CHJ |
| Province | Castelló / Castellón |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| River basin | Júcar |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.042, -0.161 · Open in Google Maps
About María Cristina
As of September 7, 2026, María Cristina is filled to 33.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 6 hm³ of water out of a maximum 18 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. 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 is 5.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for María Cristina — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (July 23, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (October 23, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by CHJ primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Júcar basin at 40.042°N, 0.161°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 33.3%
- Water stored
- 6 hm³
- Total capacity
- 18 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 16 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 5.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Júcar
- Operator
- CHJ
- Coordinates
- 40.042°N, 0.161°W
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 33.3% | 6 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 33.3% | 6 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 33.3% | 6 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 38.9% | 7 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 38.9% | 7 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 38.9% | 7 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 44.4% | 8 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 44.4% | 8 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 44.4% | 8 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 50.0% | 9 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 50.0% | 9 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 50.0% | 9 |