Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Bhadar
Bhadar Dam
20.7% full
Gross capacity
10.0 TMC (283 MCM)
Live capacity
9.2 TMC (261 MCM)
River
Bhadar
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
GUJARAT
Coordinates
21.783°N, 70.650°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Bhadar Dam has a gross capacity of 10.0 TMC (283 MCM), of which 9.2 TMC (261 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 21% full, holding 1.4 TMC (39 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 10.0 TMC (283 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 9.2 TMC (261 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.4 TMC (39 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
20.7%vs 7 days ago
-1.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
-52.7%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: UNKNOWN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 21.783, 70.650 · Open in Google Maps
About Bhadar Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Bhadar Dam is filled to 20.7% of its total capacity, holding 1.4 TMC (39 MCM) of a gross 10.0 TMC (283 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 9.2 TMC (261 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.5 pts), and it is 52.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bhadar Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 7.0% (June 27, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (September 5, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by GUJARAT primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 21.783°N, 70.650°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 20.7%
- Water stored
- 1.4 TMC (39 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 10.0 TMC (283 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 9.2 TMC (261 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 52.7 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Bhadar
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- GUJARAT
- Coordinates
- 21.783°N, 70.650°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 20.7% | 39 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 22.2% | 42 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 23.4% | 44 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 23.9% | 45 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 24.4% | 46 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 24.4% | 46 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 22.5% | 42 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 13.5% | 25 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 14.1% | 27 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 14.5% | 27 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 14.3% | 27 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 16.7% | 31 |