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TUCURUI

Pará · TOCANTINS

Capacity

50,275 hm³

Coordinates

-3.834°N, 49.645°W

Operator

ONS

73.0% full

Current fill

73.0%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-1.2%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

stable

Catchment Weather

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

Technical specifications

Total capacity50,275 hm³
Usable capacity38,982.4 hm³
Primary useHydroelectric
OperatorONS
RiverTOCANTINS
ProvincePará
River basinTOCANTINS
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. -3.834, -49.645 · Open in Google Maps

About TUCURUI

As of September 9, 2026, TUCURUI is filled to 73.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 28,461 hm³ of water out of a maximum 50,275 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 38,982 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.2 pts).

Across the readings we hold for TUCURUI — 52 data points between September 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.2% (December 26, 2025) to a high of 99.7% (April 24, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around December.

It is operated by ONS primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the TOCANTINS basin at 3.834°S, 49.645°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
73.0%
Water stored
28,461 hm³
Total capacity
50,275 hm³
Usable capacity
38,982 hm³
7-day change
▼ 1.2 pts
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
TOCANTINS
River basin
TOCANTINS
Operator
ONS
Coordinates
3.834°S, 49.645°W
Last updated
September 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Sep 202673.0%28,461
4 Sep 202674.2%28,913
28 Aug 202676.8%29,931
21 Aug 202679.2%30,859
14 Aug 202680.9%31,541
7 Aug 202683.5%32,554
31 Jul 202685.0%33,143
24 Jul 202686.2%33,618
17 Jul 202687.6%34,145
10 Jul 202689.4%34,835
3 Jul 202690.7%35,373
26 Jun 202692.4%36,020

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