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Las Portas

Ourense · Galicia · Miño - Sil

Capacity

536 hm³

Coordinates

42.099°N, 7.232°W

Operator

CHS

67.7% full

Current fill

67.7%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-4.7%

losing

vs 1 year ago

-10.5%

year-over-year

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity536 hm³
Usable capacity482.4 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHS
ProvinceOurense
Autonomous communityGalicia
River basinMiño - Sil
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-09-07

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.099, -7.232 · Open in Google Maps

About Las Portas

As of September 7, 2026, Las Portas is filled to 67.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 363 hm³ of water out of a maximum 536 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 482 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 4.7 percentage points, and it is 10.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Las Portas — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 14.7% (August 31, 2021) to a high of 98.5% (February 17, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.

It is operated by CHS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Miño - Sil basin at 42.099°N, 7.232°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
67.7%
Water stored
363 hm³
Total capacity
536 hm³
Usable capacity
482 hm³
7-day change
▼ 4.7 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 10.5 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Miño - Sil
Operator
CHS
Coordinates
42.099°N, 7.232°W
Last updated
September 7, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
7 Sep 202667.7%363
1 Sep 202672.4%388
25 Aug 202673.7%395
18 Aug 202674.1%397
11 Aug 202675.0%402
4 Aug 202674.6%400
28 Jul 202674.6%400
21 Jul 202674.4%399
14 Jul 202679.5%426
7 Jul 202681.7%438
30 Jun 202682.5%442
23 Jun 202685.1%456

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