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LowMulti-purpose

Matalavilla

León · Castile and León · Miño - Sil

Capacity

65 hm³

Coordinates

42.836°N, 6.432°W

Operator

CHS

35.4% full

Current fill

35.4%
Low

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

-27.7%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Technical specifications

Total capacity65 hm³
Usable capacity58.5 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHS
ProvinceLeón
Autonomous communityCastile and León
River basinMiño - Sil
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.836, -6.432 · Open in Google Maps

About Matalavilla

As of September 7, 2026, Matalavilla is filled to 35.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 23 hm³ of water out of a maximum 65 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, about 59 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 27.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Matalavilla — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 10.8% (December 7, 2021) to a high of 96.9% (May 27, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around January.

It is operated by CHS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Miño - Sil basin at 42.836°N, 6.432°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
35.4%
Water stored
23 hm³
Total capacity
65 hm³
Usable capacity
59 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
▼ 27.7 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Miño - Sil
Operator
CHS
Coordinates
42.836°N, 6.432°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202635.4%23
1 Sep 202635.4%23
25 Aug 202635.4%23
18 Aug 202646.2%30
11 Aug 202646.2%30
4 Aug 202646.2%30
28 Jul 202650.8%33
21 Jul 202656.9%37
14 Jul 202658.5%38
7 Jul 202661.5%40
30 Jun 202664.6%42
23 Jun 202666.2%43

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