Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Bhama Askhed
100.0% full
Gross capacity
7.7 TMC (217 MCM)
Live capacity
7.7 TMC (217 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
18.835°N, 73.723°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Bhama Askhed Dam has a gross capacity of 7.7 TMC (217 MCM); it is currently at 100% full, holding 7.7 TMC (217 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 7.7 TMC (217 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 7.7 TMC (217 MCM)
- Current storage
- 7.7 TMC (217 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
100.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
0.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
101%of normal
100.0% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 99.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+1.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Very wet
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Bhama Askhed had much more rain than normal, 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 +1.63). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
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. 18.835, 73.723 · Open in Google Maps
About Bhama Askhed
As of September 24, 2026, Bhama Askhed is filled to 100.0% of its total capacity, holding 7.7 TMC (217 MCM) of a gross 7.7 TMC (217 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bhama Askhed — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 15.2% (May 15, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (September 21, 2023). 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
- 100.0%
- Water stored
- 7.7 TMC (217 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 7.7 TMC (217 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 18.835°N, 73.723°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 217 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 217 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 99.1% | 215 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 99.1% | 215 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 98.4% | 214 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 98.0% | 213 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 98.5% | 214 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 98.7% | 214 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 98.3% | 213 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 84.6% | 184 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 75.6% | 164 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 73.3% | 159 |