Data Summary: Sobradinho Reservoir
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| Site Name |
SAM-10 |

Photo: A. Kurata |
| Lake Name |
Sobradinho Reservoir |
| State |
Bahia |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Latitude |
9:3S |
| Longitude |
40:5W |
| Altitude [m] |
392.5 |
| Surface area [m2] |
4,220,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
34,100,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
30 |
Mean depth [m] |
8.6 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
4.5 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
1,690,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
0.35 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
49.8425 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2,663 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
- |
| Mixing type |
- |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
12,360 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
113,996 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
0.23 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
0.0337 |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
- |
Toxic Contamination |
Serious |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
None |
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