Riocobo
Lugo · Galicia · Galicia Costa
Capacity
6 hm³
Coordinates
43.675°N, 7.448°W
Operator
AGA
33.3% full
Current fill
33.3%vs 13 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
-16.7 ppyear-over-year
Trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
54%of normal
33.3% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 61.3% for October across 9 years of readings (-28.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Riocobo 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 −0.96). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026
Recoverydeficit easing
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 | 6 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | AGA |
| Province | Lugo |
| Region | Galicia |
| River basin | Galicia Costa |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 43.675°N, 7.448°W · Open in Google Maps
About Riocobo
As of October 19, 2026, Riocobo is filled to 33.3% of its total capacity, holding 2 hm³ of water out of a maximum 6 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 16.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Riocobo — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (April 13, 2021) to a high of 83.3% (May 14, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by AGA primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Galicia Costa basin at 43.675°N, 7.448°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 33.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2 hm³
- Total capacity
- 6 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 16.7 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Galicia Costa
- Operator
- AGA
- Coordinates
- 43.675°N, 7.448°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 50.0% | 3 |