Overview
- Total stored water stands at 31,744 hm3, about five percentage points higher than a year ago and roughly seven above the 10-year average of 49.6%.
- The week’s net gain was 190 hm3 nationally, with sharper rises in storm-hit areas: Barcelona’s reservoirs jumped 16 points and Málaga and Cádiz added 4–5 points.
- Dam safety measures followed the surge, including a controlled release at the Guadarranque reservoir (Cádiz) after 23 hm3 entered in 24 hours and recent discharges at La Concepción in Málaga.
- Thirteen of 16 basins are above 50% capacity, while the Segura basin remains lowest at 26.1% with 297 hm3 stored.
- Five autonomous communities are below half capacity—Murcia 29%, La Rioja 41.5%, Navarra 42%, Valencian Community 42.6%, Andalusia 49.5%—with Almería the hardest-hit province at 7.1%.