La Viñuela
Malaga · Andalusia · Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza
Capacity
165 hm³
Coordinates
36.875°N, 4.170°W
Operator
CHMS
86.1% full
Current fill
86.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
+41.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 165 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 148.5 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHMS |
| Province | Malaga |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| River basin | Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.875, -4.170 · Open in Google Maps
About La Viñuela
As of September 7, 2026, La Viñuela is filled to 86.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 142 hm³ of water out of a maximum 165 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 149 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.6 pts), and it is 41.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for La Viñuela — 419 data points between September 4, 2018 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 7.3% (December 5, 2023) to a high of 92.7% (May 5, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHMS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza basin at 36.875°N, 4.170°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 86.1%
- Water stored
- 142 hm³
- Total capacity
- 165 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 149 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 41.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Cuenca Mediterránea Andaluza
- Operator
- CHMS
- Coordinates
- 36.875°N, 4.170°W
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 86.1% | 142 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 86.7% | 143 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 86.7% | 143 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 87.3% | 144 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 87.9% | 145 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 88.5% | 146 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 89.1% | 147 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 89.7% | 148 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 90.3% | 149 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 90.9% | 150 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 90.9% | 150 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 91.5% | 151 |