Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Gandipalem Reservoir Project
12.0% of live capacity
Gross capacity
1.9 TMC (53 MCM)
Live capacity
1.7 TMC (48 MCM)
Basin
Other
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.991°N, 79.298°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Gandipalem Reservoir Project has a gross capacity of 1.9 TMC (53 MCM), of which 1.7 TMC (48 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 12% of live capacity, holding 0.21 TMC (6 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.9 TMC (53 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.7 TMC (48 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.21 TMC (6 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
12.0%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
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Gandipalem Reservoir Project had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.48). 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. 14.991°N, 79.298°E · Open in Google Maps
About Gandipalem Reservoir Project
As of October 27, 2026, Gandipalem Reservoir Project is at 12.0% of useful capacity, holding 0.21 TMC (6 MCM) of 1.7 TMC (48 MCM). Of the gross 1.9 TMC (53 MCM), that is 11.3%. At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Gandipalem Reservoir Project — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.0% (October 27, 2026) to a high of 15.9% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Other basin at 14.991°N, 79.298°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 12.0% of useful capacity
- Water stored
- 0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.9 TMC (53 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 1.7 TMC (48 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- River basin
- Other
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.991°N, 79.298°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 12.0% | 6 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 12.0% | 6 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 12.9% | 7 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 13.2% | 7 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 13.5% | 7 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 13.7% | 7 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 14.1% | 8 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 14.4% | 8 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 14.9% | 8 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 15.1% | 8 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 15.4% | 8 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 15.4% | 8 |