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Castile-La Mancha
HighMulti-purpose

Peñarroya

Ciudad Real · Castile-La Mancha · Guadiana

Capacity

51 hm³

Coordinates

39.039°N, 2.971°W

Operator

CHSU

82.4% full

Current fill

82.4%
High

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

+51.0%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity51 hm³
Usable capacity45.9 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHSU
ProvinceCiudad Real
Autonomous communityCastile-La Mancha
River basinGuadiana
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.039, -2.971 · Open in Google Maps

About Peñarroya

As of September 7, 2026, Peñarroya is filled to 82.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 42 hm³ of water out of a maximum 51 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 46 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 51.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Peñarroya — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.4% (October 7, 2025) to a high of 98.0% (December 18, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around September.

It is operated by CHSU primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadiana basin at 39.039°N, 2.971°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
82.4%
Water stored
42 hm³
Total capacity
51 hm³
Usable capacity
46 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
▲ 51.0 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Guadiana
Operator
CHSU
Coordinates
39.039°N, 2.971°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202682.4%42
1 Sep 202682.4%42
25 Aug 202682.4%42
18 Aug 202682.4%42
11 Aug 202682.4%42
4 Aug 202682.4%42
28 Jul 202684.3%43
21 Jul 202684.3%43
14 Jul 202684.3%43
7 Jul 202686.3%44
30 Jun 202686.3%44
23 Jun 202686.3%44

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