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San Antón

Baztan-Bidasoa · Navarre · Cantábrico Oriental

Capacity

5 hm³

Coordinates

43.275°N, 1.773°W

Operator

CHCo

60.0% full

Current fill

60.0%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-20.0%

losing

vs 1 year ago

-20.0%

year-over-year

7-day trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

75%of normal

60.0% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 80.4% for October across 9 years of readings (-20.4 points).

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Extremely dry

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around San Antón 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 −2.02). 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 capacity5 hm³
Usable capacity4.5 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHCo
ProvinceBaztan-Bidasoa
Autonomous communityNavarre
River basinCantábrico Oriental
Data source:MITECO·Last reading: 2026-10-13

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 43.275, -1.773 · Open in Google Maps

About San Antón

As of October 13, 2026, San Antón is filled to 60.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 3 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 20.0 percentage points, and it is 20.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for San Antón — 418 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 60.0% (October 13, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (December 25, 2018). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around September.

It is operated by CHCo primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cantábrico Oriental basin at 43.275°N, 1.773°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
60.0%
Water stored
3 hm³
Total capacity
5 hm³
7-day change
▼ 20.0 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 20.0 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Cantábrico Oriental
Operator
CHCo
Coordinates
43.275°N, 1.773°W
Last updated
October 13, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
13 Oct 202660.0%3
6 Oct 202680.0%4
29 Sep 202680.0%4
22 Sep 202680.0%4
15 Sep 202680.0%4
8 Sep 202680.0%4
1 Sep 202680.0%4
25 Aug 202680.0%4
18 Aug 202680.0%4
11 Aug 202680.0%4
4 Aug 202680.0%4
28 Jul 202680.0%4

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