Reservoir · Odisha · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Hirakud
Hirakud Dam
85.0% full
Gross capacity
287.5 TMC (8,141 MCM)
Live capacity
205.5 TMC (5,819 MCM)
River
Mahanadi
Basin
Mahanadi
Primary use
multiple
Operator
ODISHA
Coordinates
21.528°N, 83.873°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Hirakud Dam has a gross capacity of 287.5 TMC (8,141 MCM), of which 205.5 TMC (5,819 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 85% full, holding 161.4 TMC (4,569 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 287.5 TMC (8,141 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 205.5 TMC (5,819 MCM)
- Current storage
- 161.4 TMC (4,569 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
85.0%vs 7 days ago
+5.1%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+0.6%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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
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About Hirakud Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Hirakud Dam is filled to 85.0% of its total capacity, holding 161.4 TMC (4,569 MCM) of a gross 287.5 TMC (8,141 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 205.5 TMC (5,819 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 5.1 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Hirakud Dam — 164 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 13.0% (June 27, 2024) to a high of 90.0% (October 12, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by ODISHA primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Mahanadi basin at 21.528°N, 83.873°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 85.0%
- Water stored
- 161.4 TMC (4,569 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 287.5 TMC (8,141 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 205.5 TMC (5,819 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 5.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Mahanadi
- River basin
- Mahanadi
- Operator
- ODISHA
- Coordinates
- 21.528°N, 83.873°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 85.0% | 4,569 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 79.8% | 4,292 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 68.4% | 3,678 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 55.7% | 2,996 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 41.6% | 2,235 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 41.1% | 2,211 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 56.4% | 3,032 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 40.9% | 2,198 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 30.3% | 1,632 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 34.2% | 1,840 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 14.1% | 756 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 14.6% | 784 |