As of June 9, 2026, the total volume of water stored in complex and significant dams is 5 339.5 million cubic meters, representing 81.69% of their total capacity. Thirty-three of the country’s 52 major and significant dams are more than 80% full.

 The “Kamchia,” “Yovkovtsi,” “Asenovets,” and “Pchelina” reservoirs are 100% full, while the “Srechenska Bar,” “Hristo Smirnenski,” “Ticha,” “Yasna Polyana,” “Borovitsa,” “Studena,” “Karagol,” “Sopot,” “Domlyan,” “Topolnitsa,” “A. Stamboliyski,” “Belmeken,” “Vacha,” “Krichim,” “Kardzhali,” and “Ivaylovgrad” – at over 90%. The “Kamchia,” “Asenovets,” “Yovkovtsi,” “Pchelina,” and “Pancharevo” reservoirs are overflowing.

Given the high water levels in most of the major and significant dams, the operating companies have been notified of the need to take timely action to ensure sufficient free capacity in the dams they manage, in order to prevent the harmful effects of water.

According to data from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, today there will be brief showers in Northeastern Bulgaria, in the Rila-Rhodope mountains, and in the Western and Central parts of the Stara Planina mountain. Conditions for hailstorms are also expected. On Wednesday, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in some areas, mainly in the mountainous and Northeastern regions; on Thursday, many areas in the Western half of the country will experience brief showers accompanied by thunderstorms, and the likelihood of hail will increase. Rainfall amounts will range from 1 to 10 mm, with up to 15–20 mm in some mountainous areas of Western Bulgaria. This marks the beginning of a 2–3-day period of significant rainfall.

Today (June 9) and over the next three days, river levels will drop or remain largely unchanged; however, as a result of runoff, there will be rises in the lower reaches of the major rivers today. Water levels will remain below the warning thresholds.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) reminds local authorities to implement the measures outlined in the 2022–2027 Flood Risk Management Plans and to monitor the latest hydrometeorological information and forecasts for hazardous events published on the Ministry’s official website.

The MOEW manages water resources in 52 major and complex dams.