ITAPEBI
Bahia · JEQUITINHONHA
Capacity
1,633.56 hm³
Coordinates
-15.970°N, 39.593°W
Operator
ONS
34.0% full
Current fill
34.0%vs 7 days ago
+8.0%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↑rising
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 1,633.56 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 68.29 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | ONS |
| River | JEQUITINHONHA |
| Province | Bahia |
| River basin | JEQUITINHONHA |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -15.970, -39.593 · Open in Google Maps
About ITAPEBI
As of September 9, 2026, ITAPEBI is filled to 34.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 23 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,634 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, about 68 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 8.0 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for ITAPEBI — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 22.0% (October 3, 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
- 34.0%
- Water stored
- 23 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,634 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 68 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 8.0 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- JEQUITINHONHA
- River basin
- JEQUITINHONHA
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 15.970°S, 39.593°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 34.0% | 23 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 26.0% | 18 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 29.0% | 20 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 34.0% | 23 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 29.0% | 20 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 43.0% | 29 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 41.0% | 28 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 52.0% | 36 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 55.0% | 38 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 52.0% | 36 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 72.0% | 49 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 69.0% | 47 |