Thirty-two of the 58 reservoirs monitored had, at the end of September, water availability less than 40% of the total volumewhile three had values greater than 80%according to data from the National Water Resources Information System (SNIRH).
On the last day of September and compared to the previous month, there was a increase in volume stored in two hydrographic basins and a drop in 10.
A Barlavento basins (with 9%) It is Lima (with 22.3%) are those who presented at the end of September the less amount of water storedaccording to SNIRH data.
The storage averages for the month of September are in Barlavento and Lima de 55.5% It is 53.2%respectively.
the basins of sado (34.7%), vision (35.5%), excavated (35.3%), plow (37.9%), West (45.2%), Block (46.6%), bird (49.3%) and Douro (49.8%) also had less water availability at the end of September.
According to SNIRH data, the The Guadiana (60.9%) and Mondego (62.7%) basins present the highest levels of storage at the end of September.
September 2022 storages by basin are shown lower than September storage averages (1990/91 to 2020/21)except for the Arade basin.
Each basin may correspond to more than one reservoir.
Source: Observadora
