CACONDE
São Paulo · GRANDE
Capacity
555 hm³
Coordinates
-21.578°N, 46.623°W
Operator
ONS
62.3% full
Current fill
62.3%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
173%of normal
62.3% full on 2026-10-12, against an average of 36.1% for October across 2 years of readings (+26.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around CACONDE had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.70). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 555 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 504.09 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | ONS |
| River | PARDO |
| Province | São Paulo |
| River basin | GRANDE |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -21.578, -46.623 · Open in Google Maps
About CACONDE
As of October 12, 2026, CACONDE is filled to 62.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 314 hm³ of water out of a maximum 555 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 504 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for CACONDE — 52 data points between October 31, 2025 and October 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 35.6% (December 12, 2025) to a high of 98.1% (April 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around December.
It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the GRANDE basin at 21.578°S, 46.623°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 62.3%
- Water stored
- 314 hm³
- Total capacity
- 555 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 504 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- PARDO
- River basin
- GRANDE
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 21.578°S, 46.623°W
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 62.3% | 314 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 62.1% | 313 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 62.3% | 314 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 63.7% | 321 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 64.0% | 323 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 62.5% | 315 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 63.0% | 317 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 64.9% | 327 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 67.8% | 342 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 70.5% | 356 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 73.2% | 369 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 75.5% | 381 |