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The Alqueva reservoir is receiving flows from national rivers and streams of around 2,500 m³/s. Reservoirs are running out of space to accommodate more water, especially agricultural dams.
At 05:00, the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) is taking steps to prepare reservoirs for anticipated rainfall over the next few days, managing water levels and reducing flood risk.
Over the weekend, reservoirs will be prepared to make room for incoming water, taking into account the predicted rainfall peaks in the days ahead.
There were plenty of storms over the past year. We moved into extreme drought in parts of the country and, suddenly, there is abundant water and some dams are spilling over. Are we learning from our mistakes?
The reservoirs are nearly full and the pastures are green.
Of 60 reservoirs, 35 have water availability exceeding 80% of total capacity and three have levels below 40%. The Algarve's Barlavento basin has the lowest levels.
