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PARANAIBA
HighHydroelectric

C. DOURADA

Minas Gerais · PARANAIBA

Capacity

460 hm³

Coordinates

-18.504°N, 49.492°W

Operator

ONS

82.4% full

Current fill

82.4%
High

vs 7 days ago

-11.9%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity460 hm³
Usable capacity221.87 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverPARANAÍBA
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. -18.504, -49.492 · Open in Google Maps

About C. DOURADA

As of September 9, 2026, C. DOURADA is filled to 82.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 183 hm³ of water out of a maximum 460 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 222 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 11.9 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for C. DOURADA — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 56.0% (December 26, 2025) to a high of 99.0% (July 3, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around April.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the PARANAIBA basin at 18.504°S, 49.492°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
82.4%
Water stored
183 hm³
Total capacity
460 hm³
Usable capacity
222 hm³
7-day change
▼ 11.9 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
PARANAÍBA
River basin
PARANAIBA
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
18.504°S, 49.492°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202682.4%183
4 Sep 202694.4%209
28 Aug 202680.2%178
21 Aug 202689.5%199
14 Aug 202677.4%172
7 Aug 202696.0%213
31 Jul 202671.8%159
24 Jul 202687.5%194
17 Jul 202670.3%156
10 Jul 202698.7%219
3 Jul 202699.0%220
26 Jun 202680.8%179

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