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PARANAPANEMA
HighHydroelectric

CANOAS I

Paraná · PARANAPANEMA

Capacity

212 hm³

Coordinates

-22.942°N, 50.516°W

Operator

ONS

80.2% full

Current fill

80.2%
High

vs 7 days ago

-15.6%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity212 hm³
Usable capacity27.7 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverPARANAPANEMA
ProvinceParaná
River basinPARANAPANEMA
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. -22.942, -50.516 · Open in Google Maps

About CANOAS I

As of September 9, 2026, CANOAS I is filled to 80.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 22 hm³ of water out of a maximum 212 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 28 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 15.6 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for CANOAS I — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 80.2% (March 6, 2026) to a high of 99.0% (March 13, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around January.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the PARANAPANEMA basin at 22.942°S, 50.516°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
80.2%
Water stored
22 hm³
Total capacity
212 hm³
Usable capacity
28 hm³
7-day change
▼ 15.6 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
PARANAPANEMA
River basin
PARANAPANEMA
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
22.942°S, 50.516°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202680.2%22
4 Sep 202695.8%27
28 Aug 202693.7%26
21 Aug 202694.8%26
14 Aug 202688.5%25
7 Aug 202688.5%25
31 Jul 202687.4%24
24 Jul 202696.9%27
17 Jul 202691.6%25
10 Jul 202687.4%24
3 Jul 202686.4%24
26 Jun 202691.6%25

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