Orellana
Badajoz · Extremadura · Guadiana
Capacity
808 hm³
Coordinates
39.027°N, 5.409°W
Operator
CHSU
73.4% full
Current fill
73.4%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
-2.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
126%of normal
73.4% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 58.4% for October across 9 years of readings (+15.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Orellana 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 −1.90). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 September 2026
Watchrainfall 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 | 808 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 727.2 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHSU |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| River basin | Guadiana |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.027, -5.409 · Open in Google Maps
About Orellana
As of October 6, 2026, Orellana is filled to 73.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 593 hm³ of water out of a maximum 808 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 727 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 2.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Orellana — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 47.8% (November 29, 2022) to a high of 93.3% (February 17, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by CHSU primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadiana basin at 39.027°N, 5.409°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.4%
- Water stored
- 593 hm³
- Total capacity
- 808 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 727 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Guadiana
- Operator
- CHSU
- Coordinates
- 39.027°N, 5.409°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 73.4% | 593 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 73.4% | 593 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 74.0% | 598 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 78.0% | 630 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 74.8% | 604 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 75.2% | 608 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 71.3% | 576 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 71.7% | 579 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 70.7% | 571 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 72.6% | 587 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 68.9% | 557 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 70.8% | 572 |