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SALTO CAXIAS

Paraná · IGUACU

Capacity

3,573 hm³

Coordinates

-25.541°N, 53.494°W

Operator

ONS

36.1% full

Current fill

36.1%
Low

vs 7 days ago

-35.7%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

falling

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity3,573 hm³
Usable capacity272.76 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverIGUAÇU
ProvinceParaná
River basinIGUACU
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. -25.541, -53.494 · Open in Google Maps

About SALTO CAXIAS

As of September 9, 2026, SALTO CAXIAS is filled to 36.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 99 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3,573 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, about 273 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 35.7 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for SALTO CAXIAS — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.1% (February 13, 2026) to a high of 90.9% (September 26, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around February.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the IGUACU basin at 25.541°S, 53.494°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
36.1%
Water stored
99 hm³
Total capacity
3,573 hm³
Usable capacity
273 hm³
7-day change
▼ 35.7 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
IGUAÇU
River basin
IGUACU
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
25.541°S, 53.494°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202636.1%99
4 Sep 202671.8%196
28 Aug 202635.1%96
21 Aug 202659.7%163
14 Aug 202653.2%145
7 Aug 202652.7%144
31 Jul 202670.3%192
24 Jul 202673.8%201
17 Jul 202662.7%171
10 Jul 202677.3%211
3 Jul 202690.4%247
26 Jun 202631.1%85

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