Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · CWC
Chitravati Balancing Reservoir
32.3% full
Gross capacity
10.2 TMC (290 MCM)
Live capacity
9.9 TMC (279 MCM)
River
Pennar
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.562°N, 77.959°E
Last updated
2026-10-11
Capacity in TMC
Chitravati Balancing Reservoir has a gross capacity of 10.2 TMC (290 MCM), of which 9.9 TMC (279 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 32% full, holding 3.3 TMC (94 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 10.2 TMC (290 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 9.9 TMC (279 MCM)
- Current storage
- 3.3 TMC (94 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
32.3%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Chitravati Balancing Reservoir had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall 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 −2.01). 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.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 14.562, 77.959 · Open in Google Maps
About Chitravati Balancing Reservoir
As of October 11, 2026, Chitravati Balancing Reservoir is filled to 32.3% of its total capacity, holding 3.3 TMC (94 MCM) of a gross 10.2 TMC (290 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 9.9 TMC (279 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Chitravati Balancing Reservoir — 1 data points between October 11, 2026 and October 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 32.3% (October 11, 2026) to a high of 32.3% (October 11, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.562°N, 77.959°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 32.3%
- Water stored
- 3.3 TMC (94 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 10.2 TMC (290 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 9.9 TMC (279 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- River
- Pennar
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.562°N, 77.959°E
- Last updated
- October 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | 32.3% | 94 |