Embalse de Buendía water level

What this means

At 46.7 % full, Embalse de Buendía is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

That puts it 29.5 pts above the median of 17.1 % for mid-October, based on 39 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 46.9 % (−0.2 pts).

The level has held steady over the past week. The 30-day range is 46.4 % – 46.7 %.

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

17.1 %29.5 pts above the median for this date

Normal for this date

10.0 % – 35.6 %8 years in 10 fall in this range (39 years of records)

Same day last year

46.9 %−0.2 pts

Lowest and highest in 30 days

46.4 % – 46.7 %

Lowest and highest in 12 months

43.7 % – 59.6 %

Capacity

1,705 hm³46.7 % of capacity