María Cristina reservoir

Castelló/Castellón · Comunitat Valenciana

Júcar basin Reservoirs in Comunitat Valenciana

Province: Castelló/Castellón
Basin: Júcar
River: Rambla de la Viuda
Dam: Gravity · 1920

27.8%

Current level

5 hm³

Stored water

18 hm³

Total capacity

0.0 hm³

Weekly change

-2.0 hm³

Vs. 2025

+1.4 hm³

Vs. 10-year mean

Historical trend

Stored water volume · hm³

hm³

Weekly summary

The María Cristina reservoir (embalse de María Cristina), in the Júcar basin and linked to Alcora y Castellón, Castelló/Castellón and Comunitat Valenciana, is at 27.8% of its capacity, holding 5 hm³ against a maximum capacity of 18 hm³. It is currently steady in the latest update.

Compared with 2025: below (-11.1 points). Compared with the recent historical mean: above (+7.8 points).

Its main uses include water supply and irrigation.

References
Reference	Level	Difference
Previous week	27.8%	0.0 pts
Same week 2025	38.9%	-11.1 pts
10-year mean	20.0%	+7.8 pts

Technical data

Characteristics of the dam and its recorded uses.

Characteristics

Municipality: Alcora y Castellón
River: Rambla de la Viuda
Dam type: Gravity
Year built: 1920
Surface area: 247.16 ha
Upstream: — no data
Downstream: No

Recorded uses

Water supply
Irrigation
Fishing
Restaurants

Not recorded: electricity, industrial, boating, swimming, picnic.

Source: MITECO Inventory of Dams and Reservoirs.

Data: MITECO · AEMET