SALTO
Goiás · PARANAIBA
Capacity
826.06 hm³
Coordinates
-18.808°N, 51.171°W
Operator
ONS
76.2% full
Current fill
76.2%vs 7 days ago
-17.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
82%of normal
76.2% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 93.3% for October across 2 years of readings (-17.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around SALTO 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 −0.74). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 826.06 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 58.4 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | ONS |
| River | VERDE |
| Province | Goiás |
| River basin | PARANAIBA |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -18.808, -51.171 · Open in Google Maps
About SALTO
As of October 14, 2026, SALTO is filled to 76.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 45 hm³ of water out of a maximum 826 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 58 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 17.2 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for SALTO — 52 data points between October 31, 2025 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 76.2% (October 14, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (November 21, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the PARANAIBA basin at 18.808°S, 51.171°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 76.2%
- Water stored
- 45 hm³
- Total capacity
- 826 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 58 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 17.2 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- VERDE
- River basin
- PARANAIBA
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 18.808°S, 51.171°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 76.2% | 45 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 93.4% | 55 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 90.3% | 53 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 85.3% | 50 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 85.3% | 50 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 96.4% | 56 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 81.2% | 47 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 92.4% | 54 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 94.4% | 55 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 86.3% | 50 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 58 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 82.2% | 48 |