Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Dhom
Dhom Dam
98.1% full
Gross capacity
15.0 TMC (424 MCM)
Live capacity
13.9 TMC (394 MCM)
River
Krishna
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
MWRRA
Coordinates
17.933°N, 73.917°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Dhom Dam has a gross capacity of 15.0 TMC (424 MCM), of which 13.9 TMC (394 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 98% full, holding 11.5 TMC (325 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 15.0 TMC (424 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 13.9 TMC (394 MCM)
- Current storage
- 11.5 TMC (325 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
98.1%vs 7 days ago
+3.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-1.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
105%of normal
98.1% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 93.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+5.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Dhom 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 −0.20). 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. 17.933, 73.917 · Open in Google Maps
About Dhom Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Dhom Dam is filled to 98.1% of its total capacity, holding 11.5 TMC (325 MCM) of a gross 15.0 TMC (424 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 13.9 TMC (394 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.2 percentage points, and it is 1.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Dhom Dam — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 8.0% (June 14, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (October 26, 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 Krishna basin at 17.933°N, 73.917°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 98.1%
- Water stored
- 11.5 TMC (325 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 15.0 TMC (424 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 13.9 TMC (394 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 1.9 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Krishna
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- MWRRA
- Coordinates
- 17.933°N, 73.917°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 98.1% | 325 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 94.9% | 314 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 97.7% | 323 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 99.3% | 329 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 98.9% | 327 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 98.6% | 327 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 93.5% | 309 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 87.9% | 291 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 83.7% | 277 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 65.4% | 217 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 55.7% | 184 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 52.9% | 175 |