Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Ghataprabha (Hidkal)
Hidkal Dam / Ghataprabha Reservoir
94.9% full
Gross capacity
37.5 TMC (1,062 MCM)
Live capacity
34.3 TMC (972 MCM)
River
Ghataprabha
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
KA
Coordinates
16.167°N, 74.700°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Ghataprabha (Hidkal) Dam has a gross capacity of 37.5 TMC (1,062 MCM), of which 34.3 TMC (972 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 95% full, holding 46.6 TMC (1,320 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 37.5 TMC (1,062 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 34.3 TMC (972 MCM)
- Current storage
- 46.6 TMC (1,320 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
94.9%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-4.8%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: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Hidkal Dam / Ghataprabha Reservoir
As of September 10, 2026, Hidkal Dam / Ghataprabha Reservoir is filled to 94.9% of its total capacity, holding 46.6 TMC (1,320 MCM) of a gross 37.5 TMC (1,062 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 34.3 TMC (972 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pts), and it is 4.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Hidkal Dam / Ghataprabha Reservoir — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 4.0% (June 15, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (August 14, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by KA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Krishna basin at 16.167°N, 74.700°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.9%
- Water stored
- 46.6 TMC (1,320 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 37.5 TMC (1,062 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 34.3 TMC (972 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.8 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Ghataprabha
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- KA
- Coordinates
- 16.167°N, 74.700°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 94.9% | 1,320 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 95.1% | 1,323 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 94.8% | 1,318 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 95.2% | 1,324 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 91.8% | 1,277 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 80.3% | 1,117 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 58.2% | 810 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 44.3% | 616 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 33.0% | 460 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 23.3% | 324 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 6.1% | 85 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 6.3% | 87 |