The recent rainfall in Tenerife has led to the closure of March with the reservoirs at Tenerife at 46.7% of their capacity, compared to the initial 40.5% at the beginning of the month, which is almost 20% lower than last year. Back then, they were at 67.4%.
However, there are differences between the northern and southern regions of Tenerife, with the reservoirs in the north at 40.5% of their capacity, while those in the south are at 59.2%.
The reservoir with the highest levels is Montaña de Taco, in the Buenavista del Norte-Los Silos area, at 82%. This reservoir has the largest capacity on the island, with 821,739 cubic meters.
According to information provided by Balsas de Tenerife (Balten), the El Palmar reservoir (Buenavista) was at 62.4% at the end of March; Teno Alto (Buenavista) at 12.9%; Ravelo (Buenavista) at 31%; Los Partidos (El Tanque) at 100%; Buen Paso (Icod) at 10.7%; and La Florida (Icod) at 28%.
Also in the northern region, the La Tabona reservoir (La Guancha) was at 12.6% of its capacity; Llanos de Mesa (San Juan de la Rambla) at 24.5%; La Cruz Santa (Los Realejos) at 30.5%; Aguamansa (La Orotava) at 44.4%); San Antonio (La Matanza) at 42.3%; Valle Molina (Tegueste) at 18.6%, and El Boquerón and Presas Ocampo (La Laguna) at 7% and 51%, respectively.
In the southern region, the San Isidro reservoir (Granadilla) was at 75.7%; El Saltadero (Granadilla) at 42.5%; and San Lorenzo (Arona) at 87.2%.
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Meanwhile, the reservoirs were at 100% for Copabona I, and 17.1% for Copabona II (Arico); Trevejos (Vilaflor) at 25.4% and Lomo del Balo (Guía de Isora) at 78.7%.
