List of dams and reservoirs in Brazil

Many of the dams and reservoirs in Brazil listed below are used primarily used to produce hydroelectric power. Other uses include flood control, irrigation and fisheries.

List

Name State Operational Reservoir
(km2) 		Installed
capacity
(MW) 		Notes
Água Vermelha Dam Minas Gerais
São Paulo 		1978 647 1,396
Anta Dam (Simplício) Rio de Janeiro
Minas Gerais 		2013 15 333
Balbina Dam Amazonas 1989 2,360 250
Barra Grande Dam Santa Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul 		2005 94 708
Belo Monte Dam Pará 440 11,233 Under construction
Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto Dam Paraná 1980 167 1,676
Billings Dam São Paulo 1935 127 - Reservoir
Camará Dam Paraíba 2002
Campos Novos Dam Santa Catarina 2006 880
Capivara Dam São Paulo
Paraná 		1978 515 619
Cocorobó Dam Bahia 1967 24 - Reservoir
Colíder Dam Mato Grosso 2015 (est.) 183 307
Emborcação Dam Minas Gerais 1983 703 1,192
Eng Sérgio Motta Dam São Paulo 1999 2,250 1,540
Eng Souza Dias Dam Mato Grosso do Sul 1968 330 1,551
Furnas Dam Minas Gerais 1963 1,473 1,216
Garabí Dam Rio Grande do Sul 642 1,152 Planned
Guarapiranga São Paulo 1906 27 - Reservoir
Ilha Solteira Dam São Paulo 1973 1,195 3,444
Irapé Dam Minas Gerais 2006 137 360
Itá Dam Santa Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul 		2000 141 1,450
Itaipu Dam Paraná 1984 1,350 14,000
Itumbiara Dam Goiás 1980 778 2,082
Itupararanga Dam São Paulo 1914 936 55
Jaguara Dam Minas Gerais
São Paulo 		1971 424
Jirau Dam Rondônia 2013 258 3,075 Under construction
José Richa Dam Paraná 1999 180 1,240
Luiz Barreto Dam São Paulo 1969 47 1,050
Luiz Gonzaga Dam Pernambuco 1988 830 1,479
Machadinho Dam Santa Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul 		2002 79 1,140
Manso Dam Mato Grosso 1999 427 212
Marimbondo Dam Minas Gerais 1975 438 1,440
Marmelos Zero Power Plant Minas Gerais 1889 - 0.25 Decommissioned in 1896
Mauá Dam Paraná 2012 84 361
Ney Braga de Barros Dam Paraná 1992 1,260
Nova Avanhandava Dam São Paulo 1982 210 347
Oiticica Dam Rio Grande do Norte - Reservoir; Under construction
Orós Dam Ceará 1961 - Reservoir
Panambí Dam Rio Grande do Sul 327 1,048 Planned
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex Bahia 1979 1,600 4,279
Peixotos Dam Minas Gerais 1968 250 476
Salto Osório Dam Paraná 1975 51 1,078
Salto Santiago Dam Paraná 1980 208 2,137
Samuel Hydroelectric Dam Rondônia 1989 560 216
Santo Antônio Dam Rondônia 2012 271 2,498
São Simão Dam Goiás
Minas Gerais 		1978 703 1,710
Serra da Mesa Dam Goiás 1998 1,784 1,275
Sobradinho Dam Bahia 1979 4,220 1,050
Teles Pires Dam Mato Grosso
Pará 		151 1,820 Under construction
Três Irmãos Dam São Paulo 1991 785 807
Três Marias Dam Minas Gerais 1961 1,040 387
Tucuruí Dam Pará 1984 2,850 8,370
Volta Grande Dam Minas Gerais
São Paulo 		1974 380
Xingó Dam Alagoas
Sergipe 		1994 60 3,162

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