SALTO
Goiás · PARANAIBA
Capacity
826.06 hm³
Coordinates
-18.808°N, 51.171°W
Operator
ONS
85.3% full
Current fill
85.3%vs 7 days ago
+4.0%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↑rising
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 September 9, 2026, SALTO is filled to 85.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 50 hm³ of water out of a maximum 826 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 58 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.0 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for SALTO — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 81.2% (September 4, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (October 17, 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
- 85.3%
- Water stored
- 50 hm³
- Total capacity
- 826 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 58 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.0 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- VERDE
- River basin
- PARANAIBA
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 18.808°S, 51.171°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 85.3% | 50 |
| 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 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 86.3% | 50 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 91.4% | 53 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 92.4% | 54 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 93.4% | 55 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 93.4% | 55 |