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FUNIL-MG

Minas Gerais · GRANDE

Useful capacity

6.81 hm³

Coordinates

21.142°S, 45.035°W

Operator

ONS

90.0% of useful capacity

Current fill

90.0%

of useful capacity

High

vs 7 days ago

+40.1 pp

gaining

vs 1 year ago

+70.0 pp

year-over-year

7-day trend

↑

rising

Drought context

Storage vs October average

215%of normal

90.0% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 41.9% for October across 2 years of readings (+48.1 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Very wet

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around FUNIL-MG had much more rain than normal, seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +1.88). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity304 hm³
Usable capacity6.81 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
ProvinceMinas Gerais
River basinGRANDE
Data source:ONS – Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico·Last reading: 2026-10-26

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 21.142°S, 45.035°W · Open in Google Maps

About FUNIL-MG

As of October 26, 2026, FUNIL-MG is at 90.0% of useful capacity, holding 6.1 hm³ of 6.81 hm³. Of the 304 hm³ total capacity, that is 2.0%. At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 40.1 percentage points, and it is 70.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for FUNIL-MG — 65 data points between October 26, 2025 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.0% (October 26, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (December 31, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around November.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the GRANDE basin at 21.142°S, 45.035°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
90.0% of useful capacity
Water stored
6.1 hm³
Total capacity
304 hm³
Usable capacity
6.81 hm³
7-day change
▲ 40.1 pp
Year-on-year
▲ 70.0 pp
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River basin
GRANDE
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
21.142°S, 45.035°W
Last updated
October 26, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
26 Oct 202690.0%6.1
25 Oct 202685.0%5.8
24 Oct 202675.0%5.1
23 Oct 202675.0%5.1
22 Oct 202649.9%3.4
21 Oct 202625.0%1.7
20 Oct 202644.9%3.1
19 Oct 202649.9%3.4
18 Oct 202675.0%5.1
17 Oct 202669.9%4.8
16 Oct 202639.9%2.7
15 Oct 202635.0%2.4

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