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QUEIMADO

Minas Gerais · SAO FRANCISCO

Capacity

557 hm³

Coordinates

-16.211°N, 47.325°W

Operator

ONS

76.3% full

Current fill

76.3%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-2.1%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity557 hm³
Usable capacity389.46 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverRIO PRETO
ProvinceMinas Gerais
River basinSAO FRANCISCO
Data source:ONS – Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico·Last reading: 2026-09-09

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -16.211, -47.325 · Open in Google Maps

About QUEIMADO

As of September 9, 2026, QUEIMADO is filled to 76.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 297 hm³ of water out of a maximum 557 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 389 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.1 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for QUEIMADO — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.1% (December 5, 2025) to a high of 99.7% (June 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around December.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the SAO FRANCISCO basin at 16.211°S, 47.325°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
76.3%
Water stored
297 hm³
Total capacity
557 hm³
Usable capacity
389 hm³
7-day change
▼ 2.1 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
RIO PRETO
River basin
SAO FRANCISCO
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
16.211°S, 47.325°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202676.3%297
4 Sep 202678.4%305
28 Aug 202681.4%317
21 Aug 202683.9%327
14 Aug 202686.5%337
7 Aug 202688.5%345
31 Jul 202691.3%356
24 Jul 202693.7%365
17 Jul 202695.5%372
10 Jul 202697.3%379
3 Jul 202698.3%383
26 Jun 202699.2%386

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