Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Bhandardara (Wilson Dam)
Bhandardara Dam
100.0% full
Gross capacity
11.1 TMC (314 MCM)
Live capacity
10.5 TMC (298 MCM)
River
Pravara
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
MWRRA
Coordinates
19.533°N, 73.783°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Bhandardara (Wilson Dam) has a gross capacity of 11.1 TMC (314 MCM), of which 10.5 TMC (298 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 100% full, holding 10.7 TMC (304 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 11.1 TMC (314 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 10.5 TMC (298 MCM)
- Current storage
- 10.7 TMC (304 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
+0.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
0.0%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: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Bhandardara Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Bhandardara Dam is filled to 100.0% of its total capacity, holding 10.7 TMC (304 MCM) of a gross 11.1 TMC (314 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 10.5 TMC (298 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bhandardara Dam — 165 data points between June 6, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 7.0% (May 30, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (August 31, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by MWRRA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Godavari basin at 19.533°N, 73.783°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.0%
- Water stored
- 10.7 TMC (304 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 11.1 TMC (314 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 10.5 TMC (298 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- No change
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Pravara
- River basin
- Godavari
- Operator
- MWRRA
- Coordinates
- 19.533°N, 73.783°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 304 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 99.7% | 303 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 99.9% | 304 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 99.1% | 301 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 97.1% | 295 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 97.1% | 295 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 94.1% | 286 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 83.1% | 253 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 60.6% | 184 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 58.6% | 178 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 22.9% | 70 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 19.5% | 59 |