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Piedra Aguda

Badajoz · Extremadura · Guadiana

Capacity

16 hm³

Coordinates

38.662°N, 7.030°W

Operator

CHSU

75.0% full

Current fill

75.0%
Normal

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

161%of normal

75.0% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 46.7% for October across 9 years of readings (+28.3 points).

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Piedra Aguda 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 −0.45). 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 capacity16 hm³
Usable capacity14.4 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHSU
ProvinceBadajoz
Autonomous communityExtremadura
River basinGuadiana
Data source:MITECO·Last reading: 2026-10-13

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.662, -7.030 · Open in Google Maps

About Piedra Aguda

As of October 13, 2026, Piedra Aguda is filled to 75.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 12 hm³ of water out of a maximum 16 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 14 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 Piedra Aguda — 418 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 25.0% (October 6, 2020) to a high of 100.0% (February 9, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHSU primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadiana basin at 38.662°N, 7.030°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
75.0%
Water stored
12 hm³
Total capacity
16 hm³
Usable capacity
14 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
No change
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Guadiana
Operator
CHSU
Coordinates
38.662°N, 7.030°W
Last updated
October 13, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
13 Oct 202675.0%12
6 Oct 202675.0%12
29 Sep 202675.0%12
22 Sep 202675.0%12
15 Sep 202675.0%12
8 Sep 202675.0%12
1 Sep 202681.3%13
25 Aug 202681.3%13
18 Aug 202681.3%13
11 Aug 202681.3%13
4 Aug 202681.3%13
28 Jul 202687.5%14

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