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Santa María de Belsué

Ebro

Capacity

14 hm³

Coordinates

42.308°N, 0.350°W

Operator

Ebro

7.1% full

Current fill

7.1%
Critical

vs 13 Oct 2026

0.0 pp

stable

vs 1 year ago

0.0 pp

year-over-year

Trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

88%of normal

7.1% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 8.1% for October across 9 years of readings (-1.0 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Santa María de Belsué 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 −0.61). Rain, not storage.

EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026

Noneno drought signal

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 capacity14 hm³
Primary use—
OperatorEbro
River basinEbro
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.308°N, 0.350°W · Open in Google Maps

About Santa María de Belsué

As of October 19, 2026, Santa María de Belsué is filled to 7.1% of its total capacity, holding 1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 14 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Santa María de Belsué — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 7.1% (October 16, 2018) to a high of 57.1% (March 25, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around August.

It is operated by Ebro. It lies within the Ebro basin at 42.308°N, 0.350°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
7.1% of total capacity
Water stored
1 hm³
Total capacity
14 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
No change
Year-on-year
No change
River basin
Ebro
Operator
Ebro
Coordinates
42.308°N, 0.350°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 20267.1%1
13 Oct 20267.1%1
6 Oct 20267.1%1
29 Sep 20267.1%1
22 Sep 20267.1%1
15 Sep 20267.1%1
8 Sep 20267.1%1
1 Sep 20267.1%1
25 Aug 20267.1%1
18 Aug 20267.1%1
11 Aug 20267.1%1
4 Aug 20267.1%1

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