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The Manzanares exceeds the red threshold in Rivas after the rains
The Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo has activated the red level in Rivas-Vaciamadrid: the Manzanares is at 4.30 metres, compared to a threshold of 2.66. The Jarama remains on yellow alert at Puente Titulcia.
At La Chopera, opposite the Escuela Nacional de Protección Civil, the Manzanares is at 4.30 metres, according to the Sistema Automático de Información Hidrológica of the CHT.
The Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo (CHT) issued a red alert on Thursday due to the risk of flooding as it passes through Rivas-Vaciamadrid. The river has risen following recent rainfall in the region and is well above the red threshold, set at 2.66 metres.
At Puente Titulcia, the Jarama is at an average of 2.15 metres and remains under a yellow alert. The orange level starts at 2.30 metres; the other monitoring points on rivers in Madrid are at normal levels.
In other news related to rainfall episodes in the region, Alcalá kept its parks closed while streets with pools of water were being checked.
The reservoirs in the Comunidad de Madrid managed by Canal de Isabel II are at 59% of their capacity, holding 563.812 cubic hectometres. Pedrezuela is at 80%; Valmayor at 70%. El Atazar is at 64% and holds 271.926 hm3. At the beginning of November, reserves were at almost the same levels: October, the first month of the hydrological year, saw less rain than usual and lower river inflows. The rain gauges at the dams collected 37.7% less water than the average for the period.