La Cabezuela reservoir

Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha

Guadiana basin Reservoirs in Castilla-La Mancha

Province: Ciudad Real
Basin: Guadiana
River: Jabalón
Dam: Homogeneous embankment · 1991

53.5%

Current level

23 hm³

Stored water

43 hm³

Total capacity

0.0 hm³

Weekly change

+20.0 hm³

Vs. 2025

+12.8 hm³

Vs. 10-year mean

Historical trend

Stored water volume · hm³

hm³

Weekly summary

The La Cabezuela reservoir (embalse de La Cabezuela), in the Guadiana basin and linked to Valdepeñas, Torre Juan Abad, Ciudad Real and Castilla-La Mancha, is at 53.5% of its capacity, holding 23 hm³ against a maximum capacity of 43 hm³. It is currently steady in the latest update.

Compared with 2025: above (+46.5 points). Compared with the recent historical mean: above (+29.8 points).

Its main uses include water supply.

References
Reference	Level	Difference
Previous week	53.5%	0.0 pts
Same week 2025	7.0%	+46.5 pts
10-year mean	23.7%	+29.8 pts

Technical data

Characteristics of the dam and its recorded uses.

Characteristics

Municipality: Valdepeñas, Torre Juan Abad
River: Jabalón
Dam type: Homogeneous embankment
Year built: 1991
Surface area: 690 ha
Upstream: — no data
Downstream: La Vega del Jabalón

Recorded uses

Water supply
Fishing
Boating

Not recorded: irrigation, electricity, industrial, swimming, picnic, restaurants.

Source: MITECO Inventory of Dams and Reservoirs.

Data: MITECO · AEMET