ITAPEBI
Bahia · JEQUITINHONHA
Useful capacity
68.29 hm³
Coordinates
15.970°S, 39.593°W
Operator
ONS
78.0% of useful capacity
Current fill
78.0%of useful capacity
vs 7 days ago
+29.0 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+14.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
134%of normal
78.0% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 58.2% for October across 2 years of readings (+19.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around ITAPEBI 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 −0.38). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 1,634 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 68.29 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | ONS |
| Province | Bahia |
| River basin | JEQUITINHONHA |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 15.970°S, 39.593°W · Open in Google Maps
About ITAPEBI
As of October 26, 2026, ITAPEBI is at 78.0% of useful capacity, holding 53.3 hm³ of 68.29 hm³. Of the 1,634 hm³ total capacity, that is 3.3%. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 29.0 percentage points, and it is 14.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for ITAPEBI — 65 data points between October 26, 2025 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 22.0% (December 5, 2025) to a high of 87.0% (March 27, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the JEQUITINHONHA basin at 15.970°S, 39.593°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 78.0% of useful capacity
- Water stored
- 53.3 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,634 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 68.29 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 29.0 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 14.0 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River basin
- JEQUITINHONHA
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 15.970°S, 39.593°W
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 78.0% | 53.3 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 75.0% | 51.2 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 74.0% | 50.5 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 75.0% | 51.2 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 72.0% | 49.2 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 65.0% | 44.4 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 56.0% | 38.2 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 49.0% | 33.5 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 43.0% | 29.4 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 36.0% | 24.6 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 34.0% | 23.2 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 37.0% | 25.3 |