Embalse de Olivargas water level

What this means

Water is short at Embalse de Olivargas: the latest reading of 72.4 % full is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 93.1 %, based on 39 years of readings, so the fill level is 20.7 pts below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 79.3 %, a difference of −6.9 pts.

It is still going down, by 3.4 pts over the past week. Water suppliers watch a falling reservoir closely, especially before the wet season starts. The 30-day range is 72.4 % – 75.9 %.

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

93.1 %20.7 pts below the median for this date

Normal for this date

79.3 % – 100.0 %8 years in 10 fall in this range (39 years of records)

Same day last year

79.3 %−6.9 pts

Lowest and highest in 30 days

72.4 % – 75.9 %

Lowest and highest in 12 months

72.4 % – 103.4 %

Capacity

29.0 hm³72.4 % of capacity