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Las Torcas

Zaragoza · Aragon · Ebro

Capacity

7 hm³

Coordinates

41.293°N, 1.089°W

Operator

CHE

14.3% full

Current fill

14.3%
Critical

vs 13 Oct 2026

-14.3 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-42.8 pp

year-over-year

Trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

36%of normal

14.3% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 39.8% for October across 9 years of readings (-25.5 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Torcas, Las 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 −0.47). 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 capacity7 hm³
Primary useMulti-purpose
OperatorCHE
ProvinceZaragoza
RegionAragon
River basinEbro
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 41.293°N, 1.089°W · Open in Google Maps

About Las Torcas

As of October 19, 2026, Las Torcas is filled to 14.3% of its total capacity, holding 1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 14.3 percentage points, and it is 42.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Las Torcas — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 14.3% (August 15, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (June 30, 2020). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around September.

It is operated by CHE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Ebro basin at 41.293°N, 1.089°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
14.3% of total capacity
Water stored
1 hm³
Total capacity
7 hm³
Change since October 13, 2026
▼ 14.3 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 42.8 pp
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Ebro
Operator
CHE
Coordinates
41.293°N, 1.089°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 202614.3%1
13 Oct 202628.6%2
6 Oct 202628.6%2
29 Sep 202628.6%2
22 Sep 202628.6%2
15 Sep 202628.6%2
8 Sep 202628.6%2
1 Sep 202642.9%3
25 Aug 202642.9%3
18 Aug 202657.1%4
11 Aug 202657.1%4
4 Aug 202657.1%4

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