Valdecañas
Cáceres · Extremadura · Tajo
Capacity
1,446 hm³
Coordinates
39.819°N, 5.429°W
Operator
CHT
58.8% full
Current fill
58.8%vs 13 Oct 2026
+2.1 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
0.0 ppyear-over-year
Trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
128%of normal
58.8% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 46.1% for October across 9 years of readings (+12.7 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Valdecañas 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 +0.22). 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 | 1,446 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHT |
| Province | Cáceres |
| Region | Extremadura |
| River basin | Tajo |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.819°N, 5.429°W · Open in Google Maps
About Valdecañas
As of October 19, 2026, Valdecañas is filled to 58.8% of its total capacity, holding 850 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,446 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 13, 2026 the fill level has risen by 2.1 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Valdecañas — 419 data points between October 16, 2018 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 21.2% (August 3, 2021) to a high of 99.0% (May 6, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 39.819°N, 5.429°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 58.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 850 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,446 hm³
- Change since October 13, 2026
- ▲ 2.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Tajo
- Operator
- CHT
- Coordinates
- 39.819°N, 5.429°W
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 58.8% | 850 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 820 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 54.6% | 790 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 52.8% | 763 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 51.7% | 748 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 50.4% | 729 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 48.8% | 706 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 47.0% | 680 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 45.2% | 653 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 44.7% | 647 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 46.9% | 678 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 49.8% | 720 |