Santolea
Teruel · Aragon · Ebro
Capacity
5 hm³
Coordinates
40.752°N, 0.330°W
Operator
CHE
40.0% full
Current fill
40.0%vs 13 Oct 2026
-20.0 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+40.0 ppyear-over-year
Trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
92%of normal
40.0% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 43.3% for October across 9 years of readings (-3.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Santolea had more rain than 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 +1.05). 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 capacity | 5 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHE |
| Province | Teruel |
| Region | Aragon |
| River basin | Ebro |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.752°N, 0.330°W · Open in Google Maps
About Santolea
As of October 19, 2026, Santolea is filled to 40.0% of its total capacity, holding 2 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 20.0 percentage points, and it is 40.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Santolea — 418 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (December 18, 2018) to a high of 100.0% (March 24, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by CHE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Ebro basin at 40.752°N, 0.330°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 40.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2 hm³
- Total capacity
- 5 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- ▼ 20.0 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 40.0 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Ebro
- Operator
- CHE
- Coordinates
- 40.752°N, 0.330°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 60.0% | 3 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 60.0% | 3 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 40.0% | 2 |