Las Rozas
León · Castile and León · Miño - Sil
Capacity
28 hm³
Coordinates
42.921°N, 6.337°W
Operator
CHS
14.3% full
Current fill
14.3%vs 13 Oct 2026
-3.6 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-21.4 ppyear-over-year
Trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
70%of normal
14.3% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 20.5% for October across 9 years of readings (-6.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Rozas, Las had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.12). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026
Watchrainfall 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 | 28 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHS |
| Province | León |
| Region | Castile and León |
| River basin | Miño - Sil |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.921°N, 6.337°W · Open in Google Maps
About Las Rozas
As of October 19, 2026, Las Rozas is filled to 14.3% of its total capacity, holding 4 hm³ of water out of a maximum 28 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 3.6 percentage points, and it is 21.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Las Rozas — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (October 12, 2021) to a high of 100.0% (February 2, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Miño - Sil basin at 42.921°N, 6.337°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 14.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 4 hm³
- Total capacity
- 28 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- ▼ 3.6 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 21.4 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Miño - Sil
- Operator
- CHS
- Coordinates
- 42.921°N, 6.337°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 17.9% | 5 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 21.4% | 6 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 28.6% | 8 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 46.4% | 13 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 46.4% | 13 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 42.9% | 12 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 42.9% | 12 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 39.3% | 11 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 39.3% | 11 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 39.3% | 11 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 35.7% | 10 |