Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Bhatsa
Bhatsa Dam
99.6% full
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
2026-09-24
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 100% full, holding 33.1 TMC (938 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 33.4 TMC (947 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 30.2 TMC (854 MCM)
- Current storage
- 33.1 TMC (938 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
99.6%vs 7 days ago
+0.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+0.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
102%of normal
99.6% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 98.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+1.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Extremely wet
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Bhatsa had exceptionally wet, seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +2.06). 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: 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, 73.550 · Open in Google Maps
About Bhatsa Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Bhatsa Dam is filled to 99.6% of its total capacity, holding 33.1 TMC (938 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 held broadly steady (+0.3 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bhatsa Dam — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 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
- 99.6%
- Water stored
- 33.1 TMC (938 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 33.4 TMC (947 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 30.2 TMC (854 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Bhatsa
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- MCGM
- Coordinates
- 19.883°N, 73.550°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 89.8% | 846 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 73.4% | 691 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 57.6% | 543 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 56.4% | 531 |