MIRANDA
Minas Gerais · PARANAIBA
Useful capacity
145.6 hm³
Coordinates
18.912°S, 48.039°W
Operator
ONS
68.4% of useful capacity
Current fill
68.4%of useful capacity
vs 7 days ago
+3.4 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-10.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
96%of normal
68.4% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 70.9% for October across 2 years of readings (-2.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around MIRANDA 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 +0.66). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 1,120 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 145.6 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | ONS |
| River | ARAGUARI-MG |
| Province | Minas Gerais |
| River basin | PARANAIBA |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 18.912°S, 48.039°W · Open in Google Maps
About MIRANDA
As of October 26, 2026, MIRANDA is at 68.4% of useful capacity, holding 99.6 hm³ of 145.6 hm³. Of the 1,120 hm³ total capacity, that is 8.9%. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.4 percentage points, and it is 10.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for MIRANDA — 65 data points between October 26, 2025 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 46.6% (July 17, 2026) to a high of 95.2% (August 14, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the PARANAIBA basin at 18.912°S, 48.039°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.4% of useful capacity
- Water stored
- 99.6 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,120 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 145.6 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 10.9 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- ARAGUARI-MG
- River basin
- PARANAIBA
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 18.912°S, 48.039°W
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 68.4% | 99.6 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 62.3% | 90.8 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 59.6% | 86.8 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 59.0% | 85.8 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 59.0% | 85.8 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 88.8 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 63.0% | 91.7 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 65.0% | 94.7 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 64.7% | 94.2 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 88.8 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 63.7% | 92.7 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 64.7% | 94.2 |