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SALTO OSORIO

Paraná · IGUACU

Capacity

1,124 hm³

Coordinates

-25.537°N, 53.008°W

Operator

ONS

91.6% full

Current fill

91.6%
High

vs 7 days ago

+2.2%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

rising

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity1,124 hm³
Usable capacity402.67 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. -25.537, -53.008 · Open in Google Maps

About SALTO OSORIO

As of September 9, 2026, SALTO OSORIO is filled to 91.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 369 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,124 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 403 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 2.2 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for SALTO OSORIO — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 87.6% (November 7, 2025) to a high of 98.6% (June 26, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around November.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the IGUACU basin at 25.537°S, 53.008°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
91.6%
Water stored
369 hm³
Total capacity
1,124 hm³
Usable capacity
403 hm³
7-day change
▲ 2.2 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
IGUAÇU
River basin
IGUACU
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
25.537°S, 53.008°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202691.6%369
4 Sep 202689.4%360
28 Aug 202694.8%382
21 Aug 202693.5%377
14 Aug 202693.8%378
7 Aug 202691.3%368
31 Jul 202693.8%378
24 Jul 202692.1%371
17 Jul 202695.0%383
10 Jul 202694.9%382
3 Jul 202696.7%389
26 Jun 202698.6%397

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