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Durgavati
Durgavati Dam
58.9% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
9.1 TMC (258 MCM)
Live capacity
9.1 TMC (258 MCM)
River
Durgavati
Basin
Ganga
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
BIHAR
Coordinates
25.080°N, 83.870°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Durgavati Dam has a gross capacity of 9.1 TMC (258 MCM); it is currently at 58.9% of gross capacity, holding 5.4 TMC (152 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 9.1 TMC (258 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 9.1 TMC (258 MCM)
- Current storage
- 5.4 TMC (152 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 Bihar WRD, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
58.9%vs 22 Oct 2026
-1.6 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Durgavati had more rain than 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 +1.23). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Bihar WRD.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 25.080°N, 83.870°E · Open in Google Maps
About Durgavati Dam
As of October 28, 2026, Durgavati Dam is filled to 58.9% of its gross capacity, holding 5.4 TMC (152 MCM) of a gross 9.1 TMC (258 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 1.6 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Durgavati Dam — 23 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 41.0% (August 20, 2026) to a high of 71.4% (September 3, 2026).
It is operated by BIHAR primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Ganga basin at 25.080°N, 83.870°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 58.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 5.4 TMC (152 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 9.1 TMC (258 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 1.6 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Durgavati
- River basin
- Ganga
- Operator
- BIHAR
- Coordinates
- 25.080°N, 83.870°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 58.9% | 152 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 156 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 156 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 64.6% | 167 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 66.1% | 171 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 67.3% | 174 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 67.2% | 173 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 67.5% | 174 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 69.8% | 180 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 71.3% | 184 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 57.0% | 147 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 54.9% | 142 |