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NormalMulti-purpose

Ordunte

Burgos · Castile and León · Cantábrico Oriental

Capacity

22 hm³

Coordinates

43.152°N, 3.296°W

Operator

CHCo

59.1% full

Current fill

59.1%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

-4.5%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity22 hm³
Usable capacity19.8 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHCo
ProvinceBurgos
Autonomous communityCastile and León
River basinCantábrico Oriental
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 43.152, -3.296 · Open in Google Maps

About Ordunte

As of September 7, 2026, Ordunte is filled to 59.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 13 hm³ of water out of a maximum 22 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 20 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 4.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Ordunte — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.4% (December 13, 2022) to a high of 100.0% (January 29, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around November.

It is operated by CHCo primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cantábrico Oriental basin at 43.152°N, 3.296°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
59.1%
Water stored
13 hm³
Total capacity
22 hm³
Usable capacity
20 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
▼ 4.5 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Cantábrico Oriental
Operator
CHCo
Coordinates
43.152°N, 3.296°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202659.1%13
1 Sep 202659.1%13
25 Aug 202663.6%14
18 Aug 202663.6%14
11 Aug 202668.2%15
4 Aug 202672.7%16
28 Jul 202672.7%16
21 Jul 202672.7%16
14 Jul 202677.3%17
7 Jul 202677.3%17
30 Jun 202681.8%18
23 Jun 202681.8%18

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