Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Chaskaman
87.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
Live capacity
7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
18.961°N, 73.785°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Chaskaman Dam has a gross capacity of 7.6 TMC (215 MCM); it is currently at 87.7% of gross capacity, holding 6.6 TMC (188 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
- Current storage
- 6.6 TMC (188 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
87.7%vs 7 days ago
-1.8 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-11.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
89%of normal
87.7% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 98.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-10.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Chaskaman 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 −0.68). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. 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. 18.961°N, 73.785°E · Open in Google Maps
About Chaskaman
As of October 22, 2026, Chaskaman is filled to 87.7% of its gross capacity, holding 6.6 TMC (188 MCM) of a gross 7.6 TMC (215 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.8 percentage points, and it is 11.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Chaskaman — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.7% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (August 17, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 18.961°N, 73.785°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 6.6 TMC (188 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.8 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 11.9 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 18.961°N, 73.785°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 87.7% | 188 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 89.5% | 192 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 94.0% | 202 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 97.9% | 210 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 98.4% | 212 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 96.7% | 208 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 99.0% | 213 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 99.8% | 214 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 99.8% | 214 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 99.8% | 214 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 99.8% | 214 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 99.8% | 214 |