LAJEADO
Tocantins · TOCANTINS
Useful capacity
482.37 hm³
Coordinates
9.756°S, 48.374°W
Operator
ONS
54.2% of useful capacity
Current fill
54.2%of useful capacity
vs 7 days ago
+3.8 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+17.5 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
142%of normal
54.2% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 38.1% for October across 2 years of readings (+16.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around LAJEADO 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 −0.09). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 4,940 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 482.37 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | ONS |
| Province | Tocantins |
| River basin | TOCANTINS |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 9.756°S, 48.374°W · Open in Google Maps
About LAJEADO
As of October 26, 2026, LAJEADO is at 54.2% of useful capacity, holding 261.6 hm³ of 482.37 hm³. Of the 4,940 hm³ total capacity, that is 5.3%. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.8 percentage points, and it is 17.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for LAJEADO — 65 data points between October 26, 2025 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 2.4% (October 15, 2026) to a high of 102.6% (March 13, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the TOCANTINS basin at 9.756°S, 48.374°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 54.2% of useful capacity
- Water stored
- 261.6 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4,940 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 482.37 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.8 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 17.5 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River basin
- TOCANTINS
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 9.756°S, 48.374°W
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 54.2% | 261.6 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 49.2% | 237.5 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 55.5% | 267.7 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 63.0% | 304.1 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 68.1% | 328.4 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 66.8% | 322.4 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 61.8% | 298 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 50.5% | 243.5 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 34.3% | 165.5 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 20.7% | 100 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 6.1% | 29.3 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 2.4% | 11.7 |