Reservoir · Himachal Pradesh · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Bhakra (Gobind Sagar)
Bhakra Dam / Gobind Sagar Reservoir
56.8% full
Gross capacity
348.5 TMC (9,868 MCM)
Live capacity
257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM)
River
Sutlej
Basin
Indus
Primary use
multiple
Operator
BBMB
Coordinates
31.420°N, 76.438°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Bhakra (Gobind Sagar) has a gross capacity of 348.5 TMC (9,868 MCM), of which 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 56.8% full, holding 125.0 TMC (3,540 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 348.5 TMC (9,868 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM)
- Current storage
- 125.0 TMC (3,540 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
56.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-27.6 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
79%of normal
56.8% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 72.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-15.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Bhakra (Gobind Sagar) had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.32). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 31.420°N, 76.438°E · Open in Google Maps
About Bhakra Dam / Gobind Sagar Reservoir
As of October 22, 2026, Bhakra Dam / Gobind Sagar Reservoir has a published fill of 56.8%, holding 125.0 TMC (3,540 MCM). Gross capacity is 348.5 TMC (9,868 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp), and it is 27.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bhakra Dam / Gobind Sagar Reservoir — 170 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 19.1% (April 3, 2025) to a high of 90.0% (September 5, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by BBMB primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Indus basin at 31.420°N, 76.438°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 56.8%
- Water stored
- 125.0 TMC (3,540 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 348.5 TMC (9,868 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 27.6 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Sutlej
- River basin
- Indus
- Operator
- BBMB
- Coordinates
- 31.420°N, 76.438°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 56.8% | 3,540 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 57.0% | 3,550 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 58.5% | 3,642 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 3,769 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 62.8% | 3,913 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 64.8% | 4,034 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 64.1% | 3,994 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 61.3% | 3,816 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 57.9% | 3,606 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 53.9% | 3,356 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 47.8% | 2,980 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 42.7% | 2,662 |