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SANTA CLARA-PR

Paraná · IGUACU

Capacity

431 hm³

Coordinates

-25.646°N, 51.956°W

Operator

ONS

105.0% full

Current fill

105.0%
Full

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

129%of normal

105.0% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 81.1% for October across 2 years of readings (+23.9 points).

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Very wet

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around SANTA CLARA-PR had much more rain than normal, seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +1.71). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity431 hm³
Usable capacity262.07 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverJORDÃO
ProvinceParaná
River basinIGUACU
Data source:ONS – Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico·Last reading: 2026-10-14

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -25.646, -51.956 · Open in Google Maps

About SANTA CLARA-PR

As of October 14, 2026, SANTA CLARA-PR is filled to 105.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 275 hm³ of water out of a maximum 431 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full. Of that total, about 262 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).

Across the readings we hold for SANTA CLARA-PR — 52 data points between October 31, 2025 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 32.0% (March 20, 2026) to a high of 105.0% (July 3, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around March.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the IGUACU basin at 25.646°S, 51.956°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
105.0%
Water stored
275 hm³
Total capacity
431 hm³
Usable capacity
262 hm³
7-day change
No change
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
JORDÃO
River basin
IGUACU
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
25.646°S, 51.956°W
Last updated
October 14, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
14 Oct 2026105.0%275
9 Oct 2026105.0%275
2 Oct 2026104.9%275
25 Sep 2026103.0%270
18 Sep 2026103.8%272
11 Sep 2026105.0%275
4 Sep 2026104.4%274
28 Aug 2026100.1%262
21 Aug 2026101.9%267
14 Aug 2026104.4%274
7 Aug 2026102.3%268
31 Jul 2026103.7%272

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