Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · CENTRAL region
Bargi (Rani Avantibai Sagar)
Bargi Dam
100.0% full
Gross capacity
138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM)
Live capacity
106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM)
River
Narmada
Basin
Narmada
Primary use
multiple
Operator
MP
Coordinates
22.967°N, 79.933°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
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 100% full, holding 112.3 TMC (3,180 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM)
- Current storage
- 112.3 TMC (3,180 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
100.0%vs 7 days ago
+1.7%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+2.1%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
102%of normal
100.0% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 98.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+2.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Bargi (Rani Avantibai Sagar) had rain close to 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 +0.91). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. 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, 79.933 · Open in Google Maps
About Bargi Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Bargi Dam is filled to 100.0% of its total capacity, holding 112.3 TMC (3,180 MCM) of a gross 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 risen by 1.7 percentage points, and it is 2.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bargi Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 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
- 100.0%
- Water stored
- 112.3 TMC (3,180 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 138.5 TMC (3,921 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 106.8 TMC (3,025 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.1 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Narmada
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- MP
- Coordinates
- 22.967°N, 79.933°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 42.5% | 1,350 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 31.8% | 1,010 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 24.1% | 765 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 23.1% | 735 |