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LowHydroelectric

C.BRANCO-1

Minas Gerais · PARANAIBA

Capacity

241.13 hm³

Coordinates

-18.788°N, 48.146°W

Operator

ONS

25.4% full

Current fill

25.4%
Low

vs 7 days ago

-32.7%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity241.13 hm³
Usable capacity12.86 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverARAGUARI-MG
ProvinceMinas Gerais
River basinPARANAIBA
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. -18.788, -48.146 · Open in Google Maps

About C.BRANCO-1

As of September 9, 2026, C.BRANCO-1 is filled to 25.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 3 hm³ of water out of a maximum 241 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, about 13 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 32.7 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for C.BRANCO-1 — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 2.8% (September 26, 2025) to a high of 76.8% (November 14, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around April.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the PARANAIBA basin at 18.788°S, 48.146°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
25.4%
Water stored
3 hm³
Total capacity
241 hm³
Usable capacity
13 hm³
7-day change
▼ 32.7 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
ARAGUARI-MG
River basin
PARANAIBA
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
18.788°S, 48.146°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202625.4%3
4 Sep 202658.1%8
28 Aug 202671.0%9
21 Aug 202666.7%9
14 Aug 202628.1%4
7 Aug 202635.2%5
31 Jul 202642.4%6
24 Jul 202622.5%3
17 Jul 202632.4%4
10 Jul 202645.2%6
3 Jul 202656.6%7
26 Jun 202659.5%8

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