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Harangi

Harangi Dam

94.1% full

Gross capacity

12.1 TMC (343 MCM)

Live capacity

9.8 TMC (278 MCM)

River

Harangi

Basin

Cauvery

Primary use

irrigation

Operator

KA

Coordinates

12.792°N, 75.958°E

Last updated

2026-09-10

Capacity in TMC

Harangi Dam has a gross capacity of 12.1 TMC (343 MCM), of which 9.8 TMC (278 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 94% full, holding 7.3 TMC (207 MCM).

Gross capacity
12.1 TMC (343 MCM)
Live capacity
9.8 TMC (278 MCM)
Current storage
7.3 TMC (207 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

94.1%
High

vs 7 days ago

-3.6%

losing

vs 1 year ago

-4.4%

year-over-year

7-day trend

falling

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

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 12.792, 75.958 · Open in Google Maps

About Harangi Dam

As of September 10, 2026, Harangi Dam is filled to 94.1% of its total capacity, holding 7.3 TMC (207 MCM) of a gross 12.1 TMC (343 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 9.8 TMC (278 MCM) is live storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 3.6 percentage points, and it is 4.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Harangi Dam — 162 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.0% (June 14, 2023) to a high of 99.0% (September 12, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around April.

It is operated by KA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Cauvery basin at 12.792°N, 75.958°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
94.1%
Water stored
7.3 TMC (207 MCM)
Total capacity
12.1 TMC (343 MCM)
Usable capacity
9.8 TMC (278 MCM)
7-day change
▼ 3.6 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 4.4 pts
Primary use
Irrigation
River
Harangi
River basin
Cauvery
Operator
KA
Coordinates
12.792°N, 75.958°E
Last updated
September 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Sep 202694.1%207
3 Sep 202697.7%215
27 Aug 202697.7%215
20 Aug 202697.6%215
13 Aug 202695.9%211
6 Aug 202695.9%211
30 Jul 202694.6%208
23 Jul 202683.1%183
16 Jul 202660.6%133
9 Jul 202646.0%101
2 Jul 202632.7%72
25 Jun 202630.7%67

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