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
NameStateOperationalReservoir
(km2)		Installed
capacity
(MW)		Notes
Água Vermelha DamMinas Gerais
São Paulo		19786471,396
Anta Dam (Simplício)Rio de Janeiro
Minas Gerais		201315333
Balbina DamAmazonas19892,360250
Barra Grande DamSanta Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul		200594708
Belo Monte DamPará44011,233Under construction
Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto DamParaná19801671,676
Billings DamSão Paulo1935127-Reservoir
Camará DamParaíba2002
Campos Novos DamSanta Catarina2006880
Capivara DamSão Paulo
Paraná		1978515619
Castanhão DamCeará2003360Reservoir
Chacorão DamAmazonas
Pará		6163,336Planned
Cocorobó DamBahia196724-Reservoir
Colíder DamMato Grosso2015 (est.)183307
Dona Francisca DamRio Grande do Sul200121250
Emborcação DamMinas Gerais19837031,192
Eng Sérgio Motta DamSão Paulo19992,2501,540
Eng Souza Dias DamMato Grosso do Sul19683301,551
Funil DamRio de Janeiro
São Paulo		1969
Furnas DamMinas Gerais19631,4731,216
Garabí DamRio Grande do Sul6421,152Planned
GuarapirangaSão Paulo190627-Reservoir
Ilha Solteira DamSão Paulo19731,1953,444
Irapé DamMinas Gerais2006137360
Itá DamSanta Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul		20001411,450
Itaipu DamParaná19841,35014,000
Itumbiara DamGoiás19807782,082
Itupararanga DamSão Paulo191493655
Jaguara DamMinas Gerais
São Paulo		1971424
Jatobá DamPará6462,338Planned
Jirau DamRondônia20132583,075Under construction
José Richa DamParaná19991801,240
Luiz Barreto DamSão Paulo1969471,050
Luiz Gonzaga DamPernambuco19888301,479
Machadinho DamSanta Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul		2002791,140
Manso DamMato Grosso1999427212
Marimbondo DamMinas Gerais19754381,440
Marmelos Zero Power PlantMinas Gerais1889-0.25Decommissioned in 1896
Mauá DamParaná201284361
Ney Braga de Barros DamParaná19921,260
Nova Avanhandava DamSão Paulo1982210347
Oiticica DamRio Grande do Norte-Reservoir; Under construction
Orós DamCeará1961-Reservoir
Panambí DamRio Grande do Sul3271,048Planned
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric ComplexBahia19791,6004,279
Peixotos DamMinas Gerais1968250476
Salto Osório DamParaná1975511,078
Salto Santiago DamParaná19802082,137
Samuel Hydroelectric DamRondônia1989560216
Santo Antônio DamRondônia20122712,498
São Simão DamGoiás
Minas Gerais		19787031,710
Serra da Mesa DamGoiás19981,7841,275
Sobradinho DamBahia19794,2201,050
Teles Pires DamMato Grosso
Pará		20161511,820
Três Irmãos DamSão Paulo1991785807
Três Marias DamMinas Gerais19611,040387
Tucuruí DamPará19842,8508,370
Volta Grande DamMinas Gerais
São Paulo		1974380
Xingó DamAlagoas
Sergipe		1994603,162

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