Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Bennethora Dam
Bennithora Dam
59.7% full
Gross capacity
5.3 TMC (150 MCM)
Live capacity
5.2 TMC (146 MCM)
River
Bennithora
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
KA
Coordinates
17.444°N, 77.012°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Bennethora Dam has a gross capacity of 5.3 TMC (150 MCM), of which 5.2 TMC (146 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 59.7% full, holding 3.0 TMC (84 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 5.3 TMC (150 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.2 TMC (146 MCM)
- Current storage
- 3.0 TMC (84 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
59.7%vs 7 days ago
-1.8 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 Bennethora Dam 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 −1.79). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Year built
2001
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 17.444°N, 77.012°E · Open in Google Maps
About Bennithora Dam
As of October 22, 2026, Bennithora Dam has a published fill of 59.7%, holding 3.0 TMC (84 MCM). Gross capacity is 5.3 TMC (150 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 5.2 TMC (146 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.8 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Bennithora Dam — 15 data points between July 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 59.7% (October 22, 2026) to a high of 71.4% (July 16, 2026).
The dam at Bennithora Dam was completed in 2001. It is operated by KA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Krishna basin at 17.444°N, 77.012°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 59.7%
- Water stored
- 3.0 TMC (84 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 5.3 TMC (150 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 5.2 TMC (146 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.8 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Bennithora
- River basin
- Krishna
- Year completed
- 2001
- Operator
- KA
- Coordinates
- 17.444°N, 77.012°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 59.7% | 84 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 61.5% | 87 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 62.5% | 88 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 63.8% | 90 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 64.3% | 90 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 64.6% | 91 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 65.0% | 92 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 66.1% | 93 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 67.3% | 95 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 68.0% | 96 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 69.3% | 98 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 69.9% | 98 |