Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Badvel Tank
14.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
1.4 TMC (38.511 MCM)
Live capacity
1.4 TMC (38.511 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.783°N, 79.075°E
Last updated
2026-10-29
Capacity in TMC
Badvel Tank Dam has a gross capacity of 1.4 TMC (38.511 MCM); it is currently at 14.7% of gross capacity, holding 0.20 TMC (5.663 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.4 TMC (38.511 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.4 TMC (38.511 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.20 TMC (5.663 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
14.7%vs 7 days ago
-18.4 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Badvel Tank had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.69). 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. 14.783°N, 79.075°E · Open in Google Maps
About Badvel Tank
As of October 29, 2026, Badvel Tank is filled to 14.7% of its gross capacity, holding 0.20 TMC (5.663 MCM) of a gross 1.4 TMC (38.511 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 18.4 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Badvel Tank — 15 data points between July 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 14.7% (October 28, 2026) to a high of 66.2% (July 22, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.783°N, 79.075°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 14.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.20 TMC (5.663 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.4 TMC (38.511 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 18.4 pp
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.783°N, 79.075°E
- Last updated
- October 29, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | 14.7% | 5.663 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 14.7% | 5.663 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 25.7% | 10 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 33.1% | 13 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 47.8% | 18 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 55.1% | 21 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 66.2% | 25 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 66.2% | 25 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 66.2% | 25 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 66.2% | 25 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 66.2% | 25 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 66.2% | 25 |