__NOTOC__ The Sobradinho Reservoir () is a large

reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

located in Sobradinho, north of the

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ian state of

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. The reservoir measures approximately long, in surface area, and a storage capacity of at its nominal elevation of , making it the 15th largest reservoir (artificial lake) in the world. The lake encloses the waters of the

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, one of the largest and most important rivers in Brazil. The reservoir, which represents 60.4% of the

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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.

External links

Lago Artificial de Sobradinho

Official site of city of Sobradinho, Bahia
Reservoirs in Brazil 1982 establishments in Brazil Landforms of Bahia {{Brazil-struct-stub bpy:সোব্রাডিনহো ro:Sobradinho