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Zocueca

Jaén · Guadalquivir

Capacity

5 hm³

Coordinates

38.105°N, 3.831°W

Operator

Guadalquivir

0.0% full

Current fill

0.0%
Critical

vs 7 days ago

N/A

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

N/A

Drought context

Storage vs October average

0%of normal

0.0% full on 2026-10-19, against an average of 20.0% for October across 3 years of readings (-20.0 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Moderately dry

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Zocueca had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.34). Rain, not storage.

EU drought indicator · 11 October 2026

Watchrainfall deficit

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 capacity5 hm³
Primary use—
OperatorGuadalquivir
RiverRumblar
ProvinceJaén
River basinGuadalquivir
Data source:embalses.net·Last reading: 2026-10-19

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.105°N, 3.831°W · Open in Google Maps

About Zocueca

As of October 19, 2026, Zocueca is filled to 0.0% of its total capacity, holding 0 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

No reading from about a week earlier is on file, so the 7-day change is not available.

Across the readings we hold for Zocueca — 121 data points between March 16, 2010 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (October 19, 2026) to a high of 20.0% (March 16, 2010). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by Guadalquivir. It lies within the Guadalquivir basin at 38.105°N, 3.831°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
0.0% of total capacity
Water stored
0 hm³
Total capacity
5 hm³
7-day change
N/A
River
Rumblar
River basin
Guadalquivir
Operator
Guadalquivir
Coordinates
38.105°N, 3.831°W
Last updated
October 19, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
19 Oct 20260.0%0
26 Jun 201220.0%1
19 Jun 201220.0%1
12 Jun 201220.0%1
5 Jun 201220.0%1
29 May 201220.0%1
22 May 201220.0%1
15 May 201220.0%1
8 May 201220.0%1
1 May 201220.0%1
24 Apr 201220.0%1
17 Apr 201220.0%1

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