Reservoir · Odisha · India · AP-WRIMS
Donkarayi
90.6% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
16.5 TMC (468 MCM)
Live capacity
13.3 TMC (376 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
17.934°N, 81.795°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Donkarayi Dam has a gross capacity of 16.5 TMC (468 MCM), of which 13.3 TMC (376 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 90.6% of gross capacity, holding 15.0 TMC (424 MCM) (112.8% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 16.5 TMC (468 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 13.3 TMC (376 MCM)
- Current storage
- 15.0 TMC (424 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
90.6%vs 22 Oct 2026
-2.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Donkarayi 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 +0.12). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 17.934°N, 81.795°E · Open in Google Maps
About Donkarayi
As of October 27, 2026, Donkarayi is filled to 90.6% of its gross capacity, holding 15.0 TMC (424 MCM) of a gross 16.5 TMC (468 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 13.3 TMC (376 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 2.2 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Donkarayi — 27 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 54.5% (September 10, 2026) to a high of 99.1% (October 8, 2026).
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 17.934°N, 81.795°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 90.6% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 15.0 TMC (424 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 16.5 TMC (468 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 13.3 TMC (376 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 2.2 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 17.934°N, 81.795°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 90.6% | 424 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 92.8% | 434 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 92.9% | 349 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 99.1% | 373 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 95.1% | 358 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 76.3% | 287 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 65.0% | 244 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 71.8% | 336 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 54.5% | 205 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 64.0% | 299 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 58.4% | 219 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 67.1% | 313 |