Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · CENTRAL region
Bargi (Rani Avantibai Sagar)
Bargi Dam
94.3% full
Gross capacity
138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM)
Live capacity
106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM)
Basin
Narmada
Primary use
multiple
Operator
MP
Coordinates
22.967°N, 79.933°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Bargi (Rani Avantibai Sagar) has a gross capacity of 138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM), of which 106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 94.3% full, holding 105.9 TMC (3,000 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM)
- Current storage
- 105.9 TMC (3,000 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 CWC, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
94.3%vs 7 days ago
-5.7 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-5.7 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
95%of normal
94.3% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 99.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.7 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Bargi (Rani Avantibai Sagar) had more rain than normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +1.10). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: CENTRAL.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 22.967°N, 79.933°E · Open in Google Maps
About Bargi Dam
As of October 22, 2026, Bargi Dam has a published fill of 94.3%, holding 105.9 TMC (3,000 MCM). Gross capacity is 138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 5.7 percentage points, and it is 5.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bargi Dam — 170 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.5% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (September 21, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by MP primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Narmada basin at 22.967°N, 79.933°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.3%
- Water stored
- 105.9 TMC (3,000 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 5.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 5.7 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- MP
- Coordinates
- 22.967°N, 79.933°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 3,000 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 3,180 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 3,180 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 3,180 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 3,180 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 98.3% | 3,125 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 92.5% | 2,940 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 3,033 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 86.3% | 2,744 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 87.2% | 2,772 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 77.0% | 2,450 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 47.0% | 1,493 |