13 reservoirs with less than 40% water

Thirteen of the 60 monitored reservoirs had, at the end of October, water availability below 40% of the total volume, while eight had values above 80%, according to data from the National Water Resources Information System (SNIRH).

By TPN/Lusa, in Portugal, Environment · 06 Nov 2021, 18:00 · 3 Comments

On the last day of October and compared to the previous month, there was an increase in the volume stored in two river basins and a decrease in 10.

The data indicates that the Barlavento basin was the one with the lowest water availability at the end of October (13.9%).

The Lima (23.4%), Ave (35.9%), Sado (40.8%) and Mira (42.7%) basins also had lower water availability at the end of October.

According to SNIRH data, the Guadiana (75.6%), Mondego (67.5%), Douro (67.2%), West (63.8%), Tagus (60.4%), Cávado ( 58.9%) and Arade (56.5%) had the highest levels of storage at the end of October.

The October 2021 storages by watershed are lower than the October storage averages (1990/91 to 2020/21), except for the Douro, Mondego, Ribeiras do Oeste, Guadiana and Arade basins.

Each hydrographic basin can correspond to more than one reservoir.

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Comments

May Portugal continue building those dinky, pointless pools surrounded by cement and which can't really be used all year round. Instead of real swimming pools which are clean and open to everyone, there is the cult of the tiny swimming pool as some kind of status symbol and which serves no real purpose but to push up real estate prices. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to have more clean swimming complexes open to the public instead of so much waste of water resources?

By K from Algarve on 06 Nov 2021, 18:23

In the 1920s people in Portugal and Spain bathed twice a year. Now people take showers 3 times a day.
Not to mention all the water used for watering golf courses, avocados plants and orange trees.

By IC from Other on 06 Nov 2021, 21:10

We have sunshine most of the year, and sea all of the year. A perfect place for solar powered desalination?

By Michael from Algarve on 07 Nov 2021, 08:20