Reservoir · Rajasthan · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Jaisamand
50.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
10.5 TMC (296 MCM)
Live capacity
10.5 TMC (296 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
24.242°N, 73.954°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Jaisamand Dam has a gross capacity of 10.5 TMC (296 MCM); it is currently at 50.7% of gross capacity, holding 5.3 TMC (150 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 10.5 TMC (296 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 10.5 TMC (296 MCM)
- Current storage
- 5.3 TMC (150 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
50.7%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
-7.7 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
89%of normal
50.7% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 57.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-6.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Jaisamand had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −0.21). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 24.242°N, 73.954°E · Open in Google Maps
About Jaisamand
As of October 22, 2026, Jaisamand is filled to 50.7% of its gross capacity, holding 5.3 TMC (150 MCM) of a gross 10.5 TMC (296 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 7.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Jaisamand — 170 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.0% (July 11, 2025) to a high of 69.8% (November 27, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 24.242°N, 73.954°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 50.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 5.3 TMC (150 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 10.5 TMC (296 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 7.7 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 24.242°N, 73.954°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 50.7% | 150 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 50.7% | 150 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 50.7% | 150 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 50.4% | 149 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 49.9% | 148 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 45.1% | 134 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 43.6% | 129 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 43.6% | 129 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 43.4% | 128 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 42.6% | 126 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 40.2% | 119 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 37.7% | 112 |