Puentes Viejas
Community of Madrid · Tajo
Capacity
53 hm³
Coordinates
40.996°N, 3.598°W
Operator
CHT
62.3% full
Current fill
62.3%vs 7 days ago
+1.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-13.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
107%of normal
62.3% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 58.4% for October across 9 years of readings (+3.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Puentes Viejas had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.74). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 September 2026
Warningsoil-moisture deficit
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 capacity | 53 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 47.7 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHT |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| River basin | Tajo |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.996, -3.598 · Open in Google Maps
About Puentes Viejas
As of October 13, 2026, Puentes Viejas is filled to 62.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 33 hm³ of water out of a maximum 53 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 48 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.9 percentage points, and it is 13.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Puentes Viejas — 418 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 39.6% (August 2, 2022) to a high of 98.1% (June 10, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 40.996°N, 3.598°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 62.3%
- Water stored
- 33 hm³
- Total capacity
- 53 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 48 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 13.2 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Tajo
- Operator
- CHT
- Coordinates
- 40.996°N, 3.598°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 62.3% | 33 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 32 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 60.4% | 32 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 60.4% | 32 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 64.2% | 34 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 64.2% | 34 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 66.0% | 35 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 66.0% | 35 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 66.0% | 35 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 66.0% | 35 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 64.2% | 34 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 62.3% | 33 |