Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · CENTRAL region
Indira Sagar
Indira Sagar Dam
85.2% full
Gross capacity
431.6 TMC (12,221 MCM)
Live capacity
344.2 TMC (9,748 MCM)
River
Narmada
Basin
Narmada
Primary use
multiple
Operator
NHPC
Coordinates
22.267°N, 76.458°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Indira Sagar has a gross capacity of 431.6 TMC (12,221 MCM), of which 344.2 TMC (9,748 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 85% full, holding 293.4 TMC (8,307 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 431.6 TMC (12,221 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 344.2 TMC (9,748 MCM)
- Current storage
- 293.4 TMC (8,307 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
85.2%vs 7 days ago
+9.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-7.1%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: CENTRAL.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Indira Sagar Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Indira Sagar Dam is filled to 85.2% of its total capacity, holding 293.4 TMC (8,307 MCM) of a gross 431.6 TMC (12,221 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 344.2 TMC (9,748 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 9.3 percentage points, and it is 7.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Indira Sagar Dam — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 2.7% (March 27, 2026) to a high of 99.0% (November 2, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by NHPC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Narmada basin at 22.267°N, 76.458°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 85.2%
- Water stored
- 293.4 TMC (8,307 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 431.6 TMC (12,221 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 344.2 TMC (9,748 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 9.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 7.1 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Narmada
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- NHPC
- Coordinates
- 22.267°N, 76.458°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 85.2% | 8,307 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 75.9% | 7,399 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 71.3% | 6,949 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 51.2% | 4,990 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 44.1% | 4,294 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 31.5% | 3,073 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 26.4% | 2,573 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 22.3% | 2,171 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 24.7% | 2,406 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 23.6% | 2,301 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 14.5% | 1,414 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 14.6% | 1,427 |