Molino de Chincha
Cuenca · Castile-La Mancha · Tajo
Capacity
6 hm³
Coordinates
40.551°N, 2.175°W
Operator
CHT
83.3% full
Current fill
83.3%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
0.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
101%of normal
83.3% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 82.7% for October across 9 years of readings (+0.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Molino de Chincha had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.79). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 September 2026
Warningsoil-moisture deficit
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 | 6 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 5.4 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHT |
| Province | Cuenca |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| River basin | Tajo |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.551, -2.175 · Open in Google Maps
About Molino de Chincha
As of October 6, 2026, Molino de Chincha is filled to 83.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 5 hm³ of water out of a maximum 6 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 5 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Molino de Chincha — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 83.3% (December 4, 2018) to a high of 100.0% (October 9, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 40.551°N, 2.175°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 83.3%
- Water stored
- 5 hm³
- Total capacity
- 6 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 5 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Tajo
- Operator
- CHT
- Coordinates
- 40.551°N, 2.175°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 83.3% | 5 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 83.3% | 5 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 83.3% | 5 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 83.3% | 5 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |