Reservoir · Jharkhand · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Getalsud
Getalsud Dam
88.5% full
Gross capacity
8.0 TMC (226 MCM)
Live capacity
7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
River
Subarnarekha
Basin
Subarnarekha
Primary use
water supply
Operator
JH
Coordinates
23.417°N, 85.733°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Getalsud Dam has a gross capacity of 8.0 TMC (226 MCM), of which 7.6 TMC (215 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 89% full, holding 6.8 TMC (193 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 8.0 TMC (226 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
- Current storage
- 6.8 TMC (193 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
88.5%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
+1.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 23.417, 85.733 · Open in Google Maps
About Getalsud Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Getalsud Dam is filled to 88.5% of its total capacity, holding 6.8 TMC (193 MCM) of a gross 8.0 TMC (226 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 7.6 TMC (215 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts), and it is 1.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Getalsud Dam — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 31.7% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 92.2% (October 16, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by JH primarily for water supply. It lies within the Subarnarekha basin at 23.417°N, 85.733°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 88.5%
- Water stored
- 6.8 TMC (193 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 8.0 TMC (226 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 7.6 TMC (215 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Subarnarekha
- River basin
- Subarnarekha
- Operator
- JH
- Coordinates
- 23.417°N, 85.733°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 88.5% | 193 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 88.9% | 194 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 86.7% | 189 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 87.6% | 191 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 77.9% | 170 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 68.8% | 150 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 57.0% | 124 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 54.6% | 119 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 45.4% | 99 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 44.0% | 96 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 35.8% | 78 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 31.6% | 69 |