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ITAUBA

Rio Grande do Sul · JACUI

Capacity

620 hm³

Coordinates

-29.259°N, 53.236°W

Operator

ONS

64.9% full

Current fill

64.9%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

+4.9%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

↑

rising

Drought context

Storage vs October average

96%of normal

64.9% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 67.3% for October across 2 years of readings (-2.4 points).

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Extremely wet

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around ITAUBA had exceptionally wet, seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +2.60). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity620 hm³
Usable capacity158.2 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverJACUÍ
ProvinceRio Grande do Sul
River basinJACUI
Data source:ONS – Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico·Last reading: 2026-10-14

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -29.259, -53.236 · Open in Google Maps

About ITAUBA

As of October 14, 2026, ITAUBA is filled to 64.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 103 hm³ of water out of a maximum 620 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 158 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.9 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for ITAUBA — 52 data points between October 31, 2025 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.6% (February 6, 2026) to a high of 90.9% (April 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around March.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the JACUI basin at 29.259°S, 53.236°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
64.9%
Water stored
103 hm³
Total capacity
620 hm³
Usable capacity
158 hm³
7-day change
▲ 4.9 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
JACUÍ
River basin
JACUI
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
29.259°S, 53.236°W
Last updated
October 14, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
14 Oct 202664.9%103
9 Oct 202660.0%95
2 Oct 202662.3%99
25 Sep 202675.7%120
18 Sep 202656.5%89
11 Sep 202670.2%111
4 Sep 202667.9%107
28 Aug 202656.2%89
21 Aug 202669.3%110
14 Aug 202668.0%108
7 Aug 202658.0%92
31 Jul 202667.8%107

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