Matalavilla
León · Castile and León · Miño - Sil
Capacity
65 hm³
Coordinates
42.836°N, 6.432°W
Operator
CHS
43.1% full
Current fill
43.1%vs 7 days ago
-4.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
-18.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
118%of normal
43.1% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 36.4% for October across 9 years of readings (+6.7 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Matalavilla 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 −0.42). 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 | 65 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 58.5 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHS |
| Province | León |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| River basin | Miño - Sil |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.836, -6.432 · Open in Google Maps
About Matalavilla
As of October 13, 2026, Matalavilla is filled to 43.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 28 hm³ of water out of a maximum 65 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 59 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 4.6 percentage points, and it is 18.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Matalavilla — 418 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 13, 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
- 43.1%
- Water stored
- 28 hm³
- Total capacity
- 65 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 59 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 4.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 18.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Miño - Sil
- Operator
- CHS
- Coordinates
- 42.836°N, 6.432°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 43.1% | 28 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 47.7% | 31 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 43.1% | 28 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 35.4% | 23 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 35.4% | 23 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 35.4% | 23 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 35.4% | 23 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 35.4% | 23 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 46.2% | 30 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 46.2% | 30 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 46.2% | 30 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 50.8% | 33 |