Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Gorakkalu Balancing Reservior
82.3% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
11.0 TMC (311 MCM)
Live capacity
8.9 TMC (251 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
15.564°N, 78.401°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Gorakkalu Balancing Reservior Dam has a gross capacity of 11.0 TMC (311 MCM), of which 8.9 TMC (251 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 82.3% of gross capacity, holding 9.0 TMC (256 MCM) (102.0% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 11.0 TMC (311 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 8.9 TMC (251 MCM)
- Current storage
- 9.0 TMC (256 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
82.3%vs 22 Oct 2026
-1.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Gorakkalu Balancing Reservior 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 −2.02). 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. 15.564°N, 78.401°E · Open in Google Maps
About Gorakkalu Balancing Reservior
As of October 27, 2026, Gorakkalu Balancing Reservior is filled to 82.3% of its gross capacity, holding 9.0 TMC (256 MCM) of a gross 11.0 TMC (311 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 8.9 TMC (251 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 1.5 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Gorakkalu Balancing Reservior — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 22.6% (August 4, 2026) to a high of 84.7% (September 16, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 15.564°N, 78.401°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 82.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 9.0 TMC (256 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 11.0 TMC (311 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 8.9 TMC (251 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 1.5 pp
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 15.564°N, 78.401°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 82.3% | 256 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 83.8% | 261 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 84.7% | 264 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 71.2% | 222 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 72.7% | 226 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 70.3% | 219 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 63.3% | 197 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 32.9% | 102 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 22.6% | 70 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 22.9% | 71 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 23.2% | 72 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 23.5% | 73 |