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BALBINA

Amazonas · AMAZONAS

Capacity

20,006.22 hm³

Coordinates

-1.914°N, 59.474°W

Operator

ONS

72.3% full

Current fill

72.3%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-2.2%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Technical specifications

Total capacity20,006.22 hm³
Usable capacity10,209.79 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverUATUMA
ProvinceAmazonas
River basinAMAZONAS
Data source:ONS – Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico·Last reading: 2026-09-09

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -1.914, -59.474 · Open in Google Maps

About BALBINA

As of September 9, 2026, BALBINA is filled to 72.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 7,385 hm³ of water out of a maximum 20,006 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 10,210 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.2 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for BALBINA — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 46.1% (March 27, 2026) to a high of 93.0% (July 3, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around March.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the AMAZONAS basin at 1.914°S, 59.474°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
72.3%
Water stored
7,385 hm³
Total capacity
20,006 hm³
Usable capacity
10,210 hm³
7-day change
▼ 2.2 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
UATUMA
River basin
AMAZONAS
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
1.914°S, 59.474°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202672.3%7,385
4 Sep 202674.5%7,607
28 Aug 202677.7%7,932
21 Aug 202680.1%8,182
14 Aug 202683.1%8,481
7 Aug 202686.1%8,793
31 Jul 202688.1%8,995
24 Jul 202689.9%9,175
17 Jul 202691.5%9,340
10 Jul 202692.4%9,436
3 Jul 202693.0%9,495
26 Jun 202692.2%9,411
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