Valuengo
Badajoz · Extremadura · Guadiana
Capacity
20 hm³
Coordinates
38.307°N, 6.647°W
Operator
CHSU
35.0% full
Current fill
35.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
-20.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
68%of normal
35.0% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 51.8% for October across 9 years of readings (-16.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Valuengo 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 −0.73). 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 | 20 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHSU |
| River | Ardila Embalse aguas abajo: No Embalse aguas arriba: Tentudía Tipo de Presa: Gravedad Año de construcción (Final): 1959 Superficie: 150,00 ha Localización: Ver Mapa |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Region | Extremadura |
| River basin | Guadiana |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.307°N, 6.647°W · Open in Google Maps
About Valuengo
As of October 27, 2026, Valuengo is filled to 35.0% of its total capacity, holding 7 hm³ of water out of a maximum 20 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 20.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Valuengo — 418 data points between October 30, 2018 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 30.0% (October 22, 2019) to a high of 100.0% (March 11, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHSU primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Guadiana basin at 38.307°N, 6.647°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 35.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 7 hm³
- Total capacity
- 20 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 20.0 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Ardila Embalse aguas abajo: No Embalse aguas arriba: Tentudía Tipo de Presa: Gravedad Año de construcción (Final): 1959 Superficie: 150,00 ha Localización: Ver Mapa
- River basin
- Guadiana
- Operator
- CHSU
- Coordinates
- 38.307°N, 6.647°W
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 35.0% | 7 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 35.0% | 7 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 35.0% | 7 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 35.0% | 7 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 35.0% | 7 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 35.0% | 7 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 8 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 8 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 8 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 40.0% | 8 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 45.0% | 9 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 45.0% | 9 |