Pinilla
Community of Madrid · Tajo
Capacity
38 hm³
Coordinates
40.938°N, 3.797°W
Operator
CHT
50.0% full
Current fill
50.0%vs 7 days ago
-2.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
-23.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 38 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 34.2 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHT |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| River basin | Tajo |
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About Pinilla
As of September 7, 2026, Pinilla is filled to 50.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 19 hm³ of water out of a maximum 38 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 34 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.6 percentage points, and it is 23.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Pinilla — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 39.5% (October 29, 2019) to a high of 97.4% (June 3, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 40.938°N, 3.797°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 50.0%
- Water stored
- 19 hm³
- Total capacity
- 38 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 34 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 23.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Tajo
- Operator
- CHT
- Coordinates
- 40.938°N, 3.797°W
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 50.0% | 19 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 52.6% | 20 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 55.3% | 21 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 55.3% | 21 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 57.9% | 22 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 60.5% | 23 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 63.2% | 24 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 63.2% | 24 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 65.8% | 25 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 68.4% | 26 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 71.1% | 27 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 71.1% | 27 |