Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Bhadra
Bhadra Dam
77.4% full
Gross capacity
66.5 TMC (1,882 MCM)
Live capacity
55.4 TMC (1,568 MCM)
River
Bhadra
Basin
Cauvery
Primary use
multiple
Operator
KA
Coordinates
13.719°N, 75.608°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Bhadra Dam has a gross capacity of 66.5 TMC (1,882 MCM), of which 55.4 TMC (1,568 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 77% full, holding 48.8 TMC (1,382 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 66.5 TMC (1,882 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 55.4 TMC (1,568 MCM)
- Current storage
- 48.8 TMC (1,382 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
77.4%vs 7 days ago
+0.5%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-20.3%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: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Bhadra Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Bhadra Dam is filled to 77.4% of its total capacity, holding 48.8 TMC (1,382 MCM) of a gross 66.5 TMC (1,882 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 55.4 TMC (1,568 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.5 pts), and it is 20.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bhadra Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 8.0% (May 9, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (October 10, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by KA primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Cauvery basin at 13.719°N, 75.608°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 77.4%
- Water stored
- 48.8 TMC (1,382 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 66.5 TMC (1,882 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 55.4 TMC (1,568 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 20.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Bhadra
- River basin
- Cauvery
- Operator
- KA
- Coordinates
- 13.719°N, 75.608°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 77.4% | 1,382 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 76.9% | 1,373 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 73.7% | 1,315 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 69.5% | 1,240 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 65.5% | 1,170 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 56.4% | 1,008 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 39.1% | 699 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 33.5% | 598 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 29.8% | 531 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 25.9% | 462 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 18.0% | 321 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 17.2% | 307 |