TELES PIRES
Mato Grosso · TELES PIRES
Useful capacity
47.61 hm³
Coordinates
9.351°S, 56.778°W
Operator
ONS
84.0% of useful capacity
Current fill
84.0%of useful capacity
vs 7 days ago
-4.0 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-10.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
92%of normal
84.0% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 91.1% for October across 2 years of readings (-7.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around TELES PIRES had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.49). Rain, not storage. Brazil drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 897.22 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 47.61 hm³ |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | ONS |
| Province | Mato Grosso |
| River basin | TELES PIRES |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 9.351°S, 56.778°W · Open in Google Maps
About TELES PIRES
As of October 28, 2026, TELES PIRES is at 84.0% of useful capacity, holding 40 hm³ of 47.61 hm³. Of the 897.22 hm³ total capacity, that is 4.5%. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 4.0 percentage points, and it is 10.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for TELES PIRES — 65 data points between October 28, 2025 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 80.0% (October 23, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (November 21, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the TELES PIRES basin at 9.351°S, 56.778°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 84.0% of useful capacity
- Water stored
- 40 hm³
- Total capacity
- 897.22 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 47.61 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 4.0 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 10.0 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River basin
- TELES PIRES
- Operator
- ONS
- Coordinates
- 9.351°S, 56.778°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 84.0% | 40 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 88.0% | 41.9 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 86.0% | 40.9 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 84.0% | 40 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 84.0% | 40 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 80.0% | 38.1 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 88.0% | 41.9 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 88.0% | 41.9 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 90.0% | 42.8 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 88.0% | 41.9 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 45.7 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 45.7 |