Reservoir · Odisha · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Balimela
Balimela Dam
36.0% full
Gross capacity
128.4 TMC (3,635 MCM)
Live capacity
120.2 TMC (3,403 MCM)
River
Sileru
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
OHPC
Coordinates
18.333°N, 82.667°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Balimela Dam has a gross capacity of 128.4 TMC (3,635 MCM), of which 120.2 TMC (3,403 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 36% full, holding 34.0 TMC (964 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 128.4 TMC (3,635 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 120.2 TMC (3,403 MCM)
- Current storage
- 34.0 TMC (964 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
36.0%vs 7 days ago
+1.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-14.4%year-over-year
7-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
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About Balimela Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Balimela Dam is filled to 36.0% of its total capacity, holding 34.0 TMC (964 MCM) of a gross 128.4 TMC (3,635 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 120.2 TMC (3,403 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.3 pts), and it is 14.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Balimela Dam — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.6% (June 26, 2025) to a high of 84.7% (November 6, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by OHPC primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Godavari basin at 18.333°N, 82.667°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 36.0%
- Water stored
- 34.0 TMC (964 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 128.4 TMC (3,635 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 120.2 TMC (3,403 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 14.4 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Sileru
- River basin
- Godavari
- Operator
- OHPC
- Coordinates
- 18.333°N, 82.667°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 36.0% | 964 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 34.7% | 930 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 30.8% | 824 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 24.1% | 645 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 20.0% | 534 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 17.5% | 469 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 13.5% | 362 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 13.2% | 353 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 14.2% | 381 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 16.8% | 449 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 15.0% | 401 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 19.1% | 512 |