Sobradinho Reservoir
The Sobradinho Reservoir is a large reservoir located in Sobradinho, north of the Brazilian state of Bahia. The reservoir measures approximately long, in surface area, and a storage capacity of at its nominal elevation of, making it the 15th largest reservoir in the world. The lake encloses the waters of the São Francisco River, one of the largest and most important rivers in Brazil.
The reservoir, which represents 60.4% of the hydroelectric power resources of the Northeast of Brazil, has conditions to guarantee the power supply for the region for two years but its water level is highly variable. In some drought years the energy supply is threatened.
