Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Gandikota Reservoir
69.8% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
26.8 TMC (760 MCM)
Live capacity
24.3 TMC (689 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.809°N, 78.251°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Gandikota Reservoir has a gross capacity of 26.8 TMC (760 MCM), of which 24.3 TMC (689 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 69.8% of gross capacity, holding 18.7 TMC (530 MCM) (76.9% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 26.8 TMC (760 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 24.3 TMC (689 MCM)
- Current storage
- 18.7 TMC (530 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
69.8%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Gandikota 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 −2.12). 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. 14.809°N, 78.251°E · Open in Google Maps
About Gandikota Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Gandikota Reservoir is filled to 69.8% of its gross capacity, holding 18.7 TMC (530 MCM) of a gross 26.8 TMC (760 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 24.3 TMC (689 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Gandikota Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 47.5% (August 27, 2026) to a high of 71.0% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.809°N, 78.251°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 18.7 TMC (530 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 26.8 TMC (760 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 24.3 TMC (689 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.809°N, 78.251°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 69.8% | 530 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 69.8% | 531 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 53.4% | 406 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 52.0% | 396 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 49.5% | 376 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 47.5% | 361 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 51.2% | 389 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 55.9% | 425 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 59.1% | 450 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 66.3% | 504 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 68.3% | 519 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 69.8% | 531 |