Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Araniar Reservoir
27.6% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
1.8 TMC (52 MCM)
Live capacity
1.8 TMC (52 MCM)
Basin
Other
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
13.418°N, 79.746°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Araniar Reservoir has a gross capacity of 1.8 TMC (52 MCM); it is currently at 27.6% of gross capacity, holding 0.49 TMC (14 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.8 TMC (52 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.8 TMC (52 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
TMC is thousand million cubic feet, the unit used in Indian water reporting. 1 TMC = 28.3168 million cubic metres (MCM). Figures are converted from AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
27.6%vs 22 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Araniar Reservoir had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.24). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 13.418°N, 79.746°E · Open in Google Maps
About Araniar Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Araniar Reservoir is filled to 27.6% of its gross capacity, holding 0.49 TMC (14 MCM) of a gross 1.8 TMC (52 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Araniar Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 27.6% (October 22, 2026) to a high of 50.3% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Other basin at 13.418°N, 79.746°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 27.6% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.8 TMC (52 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- No change
- River basin
- Other
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 13.418°N, 79.746°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 27.6% | 14 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 27.6% | 14 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 32.6% | 17 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 34.2% | 18 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 36.4% | 19 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 38.1% | 20 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 39.5% | 21 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 40.9% | 21 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 42.3% | 22 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 42.7% | 22 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 44.7% | 23 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 46.7% | 24 |