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El Pintado

Sevilla · Andalusia · Guadalquivir

Capacity

215 hm³

Coordinates

37.997°N, 5.948°W

Operator

CHGu

80.9% full

Current fill

80.9%
High

vs 7 days ago

-1.4%

losing

vs 1 year ago

-4.2%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity215 hm³
Usable capacity193.5 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHGu
ProvinceSevilla
Autonomous communityAndalusia
River basinGuadalquivir
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.997, -5.948 · Open in Google Maps

About El Pintado

As of September 7, 2026, El Pintado is filled to 80.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 174 hm³ of water out of a maximum 215 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 194 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.4 pts), and it is 4.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for El Pintado — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 13.0% (August 22, 2023) to a high of 99.1% (May 20, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CHGu primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadalquivir basin at 37.997°N, 5.948°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
80.9%
Water stored
174 hm³
Total capacity
215 hm³
Usable capacity
194 hm³
7-day change
▼ 1.4 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 4.2 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Guadalquivir
Operator
CHGu
Coordinates
37.997°N, 5.948°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202680.9%174
1 Sep 202682.3%177
25 Aug 202682.8%178
18 Aug 202684.7%182
11 Aug 202686.5%186
4 Aug 202687.4%188
28 Jul 202687.9%189
21 Jul 202689.3%192
14 Jul 202690.2%194
7 Jul 202692.1%198
30 Jun 202693.0%200
23 Jun 202693.5%201

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