Embalse de Rivera de Gata water level

What this means

Embalse de Rivera de Gata is far below normal for mid-October, with the fill level at 16.3 % full.

The median for mid-October is 32.7 %, based on 37 years of readings, so the fill level is 16.3 pts below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 28.6 %, a difference of −12.2 pts.

It has barely moved over the past week. In the last month it has stayed between 16.3 % and 20.4 %.

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

Compared with 37 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

32.7 %16.3 pts below the median for this date

Normal for this date

20.4 % – 49.0 %8 years in 10 fall in this range (37 years of records)

Same day last year

28.6 %−12.2 pts

Lowest and highest in 30 days

16.3 % – 20.4 %

Lowest and highest in 12 months

16.3 % – 93.9 %

Capacity

49.0 hm³16.3 % of capacity