The third largest dam in Rio Grande do Norte, Umari, in Upanema, is 17cm away from bleeding. The information was confirmed by the Rio Grande do Norte Water Management Institute (Igarn), which indicated 98.25% of the reservoir’s capacity. The Santa Cruz do Apodi and Armando Ribeiro Gonçalves dams are close to 80%.
According to Igarn, Rio Grande do Norte has 74.23% of the potential accumulation of its surface water reserves. The current volume is 3,357,461,514 m³, while the total capacity is 4,438,663,499 m³.
In the Armando Ribeiro Gonçalves dam, with a capacity of 2,373,066,000 m³, there are 1,861,333,801 m³ of water inside the reservoir, equivalent to 78.44%, the highest volume since 2012. In Santa Cruz do Apodi, the volume is also the largest in 12 years, with 79.75% of capacity, which corresponds to a volume of 478,289,100 m³ of water.
In Umari, which has a capacity of 292,813,650 m³, the current volume is 287,685,135 m³ of water, corresponding to 98.25%.
Check data on the other reservoirs that are not bleeding:
Reservoirs with volumes greater than 80%
Cross
Capacity: 23,545,745 m³
Current Volume: 21,834,396 m³
Percentage: 92.73%
NOTE. This is already the highest volume since 2011
Surrounder
Location: Umarizal
Capacity: 21,403,849 m³
Current Volume: 17,490,021 m³
Percentage: 81.71%
Boqueirão de Angicos
Location: Afonso Bezerra
Capacity: 16,018,307 m³
Current Volume: 13,623,922 m³
Percentage: 85.05%
Seesaw
Location: Rafael Fernandes
Capacity: 10,000,000 m³
Current Volume: 9,640,108 m³
Percentage: 96.40%
Arrows
Location: José da Penhas
Capacity: 8,949,675 m³
Current Volume: 7,769,675 m³
Percentage: 86.82%
Bat
Location: Campo Grande
Capacity: 6,708,330 m³
Current Volume: 6,497,036 m³
Percentage: 96.85%
Santa Cruz do Trairi
Location: Santa Cruz
Capacity: 5,158,750 m³
Current Volume: 5,080,943 m³
Percentage: 98.49%
NOTE: It has already bled during two periods of this rainy season.
New Corrals
Location: Currais Novos
Capacity: 3,815,000 m³
Current Volume: 3,800,000 m³
Percentage: 99.61%
Note: It has already bled in this rainy season
Other reservoirs
Pau dos Ferros
Capacity: 54,846,000 m³
Current Volume: 39,389,460 m³
Percentage: 71.82%
White Well
Location: Poço Branco
Capacity: 136,000,000 m³
Current Volume: 101,929,471 m³
Percentage: 74.95%
