Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Bhatsa
Bhatsa Dam
93.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
33.4 TMC (947 MCM)
Live capacity
30.2 TMC (854 MCM)
River
Bhatsa
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
water supply
Operator
MCGM
Coordinates
19.883°N, 73.550°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Bhatsa Dam has a gross capacity of 33.4 TMC (947 MCM), of which 30.2 TMC (854 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 93.7% of gross capacity, holding 31.2 TMC (883 MCM) (103.4% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 33.4 TMC (947 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 30.2 TMC (854 MCM)
- Current storage
- 31.2 TMC (883 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
93.7%vs 7 days ago
-2.0 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-3.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
96%of normal
93.7% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 98.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Bhatsa had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.43). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 19.883°N, 73.550°E · Open in Google Maps
About Bhatsa Dam
As of October 22, 2026, Bhatsa Dam is filled to 93.7% of its gross capacity, holding 31.2 TMC (883 MCM) of a gross 33.4 TMC (947 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 30.2 TMC (854 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.0 percentage points, and it is 3.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bhatsa Dam — 171 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 21.0% (June 27, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (September 27, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by MCGM primarily for water supply. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 19.883°N, 73.550°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 93.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 31.2 TMC (883 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 33.4 TMC (947 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 30.2 TMC (854 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.0 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 3.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Bhatsa
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- MCGM
- Coordinates
- 19.883°N, 73.550°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 93.7% | 883 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 95.7% | 902 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 97.6% | 920 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 98.8% | 931 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 99.6% | 938 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 99.3% | 935 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 97.9% | 923 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 97.0% | 914 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 96.9% | 913 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 95.7% | 902 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 90.9% | 857 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 89.6% | 844 |