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PORTO PRIMAVERA

São Paulo · PARANA

Useful capacity

4,294 hm³

Coordinates

22.475°S, 52.952°W

Operator

ONS

55.9% of useful capacity

Current fill

55.9%

of useful capacity

Normal

vs 21 Oct 2026

-48.2 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-16.0 pp

year-over-year

Trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

75%of normal

55.9% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 74.4% for October across 2 years of readings (-18.5 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Very wet

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around PORTO PRIMAVERA had much more rain than normal, seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +1.98). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity20,001 hm³
Usable capacity4,294 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverPARANÁ
ProvinceSão Paulo
River basinPARANA
Data source:ONS – Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico·Last reading: 2026-10-26

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 22.475°S, 52.952°W · Open in Google Maps

About PORTO PRIMAVERA

As of October 26, 2026, PORTO PRIMAVERA is at 55.9% of useful capacity, holding 2,398 hm³ of 4,294 hm³. Of the 20,001 hm³ total capacity, that is 12.0%. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Since October 21, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 48.2 percentage points, and it is 16.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for PORTO PRIMAVERA — 57 data points between October 17, 2025 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.9% (February 20, 2026) to a high of 104.0% (December 31, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around September.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the PARANA basin at 22.475°S, 52.952°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
55.9% of useful capacity
Water stored
2,398 hm³
Total capacity
20,001 hm³
Usable capacity
4,294 hm³
Change since October 21, 2026
▼ 48.2 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 16.0 pp
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
PARANÁ
River basin
PARANA
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
22.475°S, 52.952°W
Last updated
October 26, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
26 Oct 202655.9%2,398
25 Oct 202627.9%1,197
24 Oct 202647.8%2,054
23 Oct 202667.9%2,914
22 Oct 202687.9%3,776
21 Oct 2026104.0%4,467
9 Oct 2026104.0%4,467
2 Oct 2026104.0%4,467
25 Sep 202679.9%3,431
18 Sep 202675.9%3,259
11 Sep 202643.9%1,883
4 Sep 202623.9%1,026

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