Reservoir · Bihar · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Badua Dam
28.6% full
Gross capacity
3.9 TMC (110 MCM)
Live capacity
3.9 TMC (110 MCM)
River
Badua
Basin
Ganga
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
BIHAR
Coordinates
24.950°N, 86.650°E
Last updated
2026-10-09
Capacity in TMC
Badua Dam has a gross capacity of 3.9 TMC (110 MCM); it is currently at 29% full, holding 1.1 TMC (31 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 3.9 TMC (110 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 3.9 TMC (110 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.1 TMC (31 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 the Central Water Commission bulletin, which publishes million cubic metres.
Current fill
28.6%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 24.950, 86.650 · Open in Google Maps
About Badua Dam
As of October 9, 2026, Badua Dam is filled to 28.6% of its total capacity, holding 1.1 TMC (31 MCM) of a gross 3.9 TMC (110 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Badua Dam — 1 data points between October 9, 2026 and October 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.6% (October 9, 2026) to a high of 28.6% (October 9, 2026).
It is operated by BIHAR primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Ganga basin at 24.950°N, 86.650°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 28.6%
- Water stored
- 1.1 TMC (31 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 3.9 TMC (110 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Badua
- River basin
- Ganga
- Operator
- BIHAR
- Coordinates
- 24.950°N, 86.650°E
- Last updated
- October 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | 28.6% | 31 |