Embalse de Cortes II water level

What this means

There is plenty of water in Embalse de Cortes II: 94.1 % full, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 5.1 pts above the median of 89.0 % for mid-October, based on 39 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 88.1 % (+5.9 pts).

The water is rising: up 1.7 pts over the past week. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 83.9 % and 94.1 %.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in autumn, before winter rains start the refill.

Compared with 39 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

89.0 %5.1 pts above the median for this date

Normal for this date

80.5 % – 95.8 %8 years in 10 fall in this range (39 years of records)

Same day last year

88.1 %+5.9 pts

Lowest and highest in 30 days

83.9 % – 94.1 %

Lowest and highest in 12 months

82.2 % – 94.1 %

Capacity

118 hm³94.1 % of capacity