Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · CENTRAL region
Barna Dam
79.0% full
Gross capacity
16.1 TMC (456 MCM)
Live capacity
16.1 TMC (456 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
23.052°N, 78.063°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Barna Dam has a gross capacity of 16.1 TMC (456 MCM); it is currently at 79% full, holding 12.7 TMC (360 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 16.1 TMC (456 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 16.1 TMC (456 MCM)
- Current storage
- 12.7 TMC (360 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
79.0%vs 7 days ago
+3.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-20.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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. 23.052, 78.063 · Open in Google Maps
About Barna Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Barna Dam is filled to 79.0% of its total capacity, holding 12.7 TMC (360 MCM) of a gross 16.1 TMC (456 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.6 percentage points, and it is 20.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Barna Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 30.0% (July 11, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (August 8, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 79.0%
- Water stored
- 12.7 TMC (360 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 16.1 TMC (456 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 20.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 23.052°N, 78.063°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 79.0% | 360 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 75.4% | 344 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 76.8% | 350 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 76.3% | 348 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 73.2% | 334 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 38.8% | 177 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 41.1% | 187 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 41.2% | 188 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 40.0% | 182 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 42.7% | 195 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 41.8% | 190 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 42.1% | 192 |