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Isapur

Isapur Dam

67.3% of gross capacity

Gross capacity

34.1 TMC (965 MCM)

Live capacity

30.2 TMC (855 MCM)

River

Penganga

Basin

Godavari

Primary use

irrigation

Operator

MWRRA

Coordinates

20.167°N, 78.492°E

Last updated

2026-10-22

Capacity in TMC

Isapur Dam has a gross capacity of 34.1 TMC (965 MCM), of which 30.2 TMC (855 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 67.3% of gross capacity, holding 23.0 TMC (650 MCM) (76.0% of live capacity).

Gross capacity
34.1 TMC (965 MCM)
Live capacity
30.2 TMC (855 MCM)
Current storage
23.0 TMC (650 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 CWC, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.

Current fill

67.3%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-0.4 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-32.6 pp

year-over-year

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

76%of normal

67.3% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 89.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-21.7 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Moderately dry

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Isapur had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.12). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →

Weekly storage

Fill history — multi-year

About this reservoir

Data source

official

Storage data: CWC. CWC region: UNKNOWN.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 20.167°N, 78.492°E · Open in Google Maps

About Isapur Dam

As of October 22, 2026, Isapur Dam is filled to 67.3% of its gross capacity, holding 23.0 TMC (650 MCM) of a gross 34.1 TMC (965 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 30.2 TMC (855 MCM) is live storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pp), and it is 32.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Isapur Dam — 171 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.0% (June 13, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (September 26, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by MWRRA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Godavari basin at 20.167°N, 78.492°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
67.3% of total capacity
Water stored
23.0 TMC (650 MCM)
Total capacity
34.1 TMC (965 MCM)
Usable capacity
30.2 TMC (855 MCM)
7-day change
▼ 0.4 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 32.6 pp
Primary use
Irrigation
River
Penganga
River basin
Godavari
Operator
MWRRA
Coordinates
20.167°N, 78.492°E
Last updated
October 22, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
22 Oct 202667.3%650
15 Oct 202667.8%654
8 Oct 202668.1%658
1 Oct 202668.5%661
24 Sep 202668.8%664
17 Sep 202668.8%664
10 Sep 202668.9%665
3 Sep 202668.9%665
27 Aug 202668.4%660
20 Aug 202667.4%651
13 Aug 202665.4%631
6 Aug 202662.1%600

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