Buendía reservoir

Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha

Tajo basin Reservoirs in Castilla-La Mancha

Province: Cuenca
Basin: Tajo
River: Guadiela
Dam: Gravity · 1958

46.7%

Current level

797 hm³

Stored water

1,705 hm³

Total capacity

+1.0 hm³

Weekly change

-3.0 hm³

Vs. 2025

+454.8 hm³

Vs. 10-year mean

Historical trend

Stored water volume · hm³

hm³

Weekly summary

The Buendía reservoir (embalse de Buendía), in the Tajo basin and linked to Buendia, Cuenca and Castilla-La Mancha, is at 46.7% of its capacity, holding 797 hm³ against a maximum capacity of 1,705 hm³. It is currently rising, by 1.0 hm³ this week.

Compared with 2025: below (-0.2 points). Compared with the recent historical mean: above (+26.4 points).

Its main uses include water supply, irrigation and hydroelectric power.

References
Reference	Level	Difference
Previous week	46.7%	+0.1 pts
Same week 2025	46.9%	-0.2 pts
10-year mean	20.3%	+26.4 pts

Technical data

Characteristics of the dam and its recorded uses.

Characteristics

Municipality: Buendia
River: Guadiela
Dam type: Gravity
Year built: 1958
Surface area: 8,195 ha
Upstream: Molino de Chincha
Downstream: Bolarque

Recorded uses

Water supply
Irrigation
Electricity
Industrial
Fishing
Boating
Swimming

Not recorded: picnic, restaurants.

Source: MITECO Inventory of Dams and Reservoirs.

Data: MITECO · AEMET