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Santa Eugenia

Galicia Costa

Capacity

18 hm³

Coordinates

42.918°N, 9.101°W

Operator

Galicia Costa

61.1% full

Current fill

61.1%
Normal

vs 13 Oct 2026

-5.6 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-11.1 pp

year-over-year

Trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

74%of normal

61.1% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 82.9% for October across 9 years of readings (-21.8 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Santa Eugenia 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 capacity18 hm³
Primary use—
OperatorGalicia Costa
River basinGalicia Costa
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 42.918°N, 9.101°W · Open in Google Maps

About Santa Eugenia

As of October 19, 2026, Santa Eugenia is filled to 61.1% of its total capacity, holding 11 hm³ of water out of a maximum 18 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 5.6 percentage points, and it is 11.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Santa Eugenia — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 38.9% (November 30, 2021) to a high of 100.0% (January 24, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around April.

It is operated by Galicia Costa. It lies within the Galicia Costa basin at 42.918°N, 9.101°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
61.1% of total capacity
Water stored
11 hm³
Total capacity
18 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
▼ 5.6 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 11.1 pp
River basin
Galicia Costa
Operator
Galicia Costa
Coordinates
42.918°N, 9.101°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 202661.1%11
13 Oct 202666.7%12
6 Oct 202666.7%12
29 Sep 202661.1%11
22 Sep 202666.7%12
15 Sep 202661.1%11
8 Sep 202672.2%13
1 Sep 202677.8%14
25 Aug 202672.2%13
18 Aug 202672.2%13
11 Aug 202677.8%14
4 Aug 202672.2%13

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