# 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 (km$^2$) | 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 | 2019 | 440 | 11,233 | |
| 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 | |
| Castanhão Dam | Ceará | 2003 | 360 | | Reservoir |
| Chacorão Dam | Amazonas Pará | | 616 | 3,336 | Planned |
| Cocorobó Dam | Bahia | 1967 | 24 | - | Reservoir |
| Colíder Dam | Mato Grosso | 2015 (est.) | 183 | 307 | |
| Dona Francisca Dam | Rio Grande do Sul | 2001 | 21 | 250 | |
| 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 | |
| Funil Dam | Rio de Janeiro São Paulo | 1969 | | | |
| 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 | |
| Jatobá Dam | Pará | | 646 | 2,338 | Planned |
| 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 | 2016 | 151 | 1,820 | |
| 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 | |