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Reservoir · Rajasthan · India · CWC · NORTHERN region

Jawai

Jawai Dam

16.6% full

Gross capacity

14.1 TMC (399 MCM)

Live capacity

13.5 TMC (382 MCM)

River

Jawai

Basin

West Flowing

Primary use

water supply

Operator

RAJASTHAN

Coordinates

25.217°N, 73.017°E

Last updated

2026-09-10

Capacity in TMC

Jawai Dam has a gross capacity of 14.1 TMC (399 MCM), of which 13.5 TMC (382 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 17% full, holding 1.1 TMC (32 MCM).

Gross capacity
14.1 TMC (399 MCM)
Live capacity
13.5 TMC (382 MCM)
Current storage
1.1 TMC (32 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

16.6%
Critical

vs 7 days ago

-2.3%

losing

vs 1 year ago

-81.4%

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: NORTHERN.

Catchment Weather

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

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 25.217, 73.017 · Open in Google Maps

About Jawai Dam

As of September 10, 2026, Jawai Dam is filled to 16.6% of its total capacity, holding 1.1 TMC (32 MCM) of a gross 14.1 TMC (399 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low. Of that total, 13.5 TMC (382 MCM) is live storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.3 percentage points, and it is 81.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Jawai Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 6.0% (August 1, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (July 6, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by RAJASTHAN primarily for water supply. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 25.217°N, 73.017°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
16.6%
Water stored
1.1 TMC (32 MCM)
Total capacity
14.1 TMC (399 MCM)
Usable capacity
13.5 TMC (382 MCM)
7-day change
▼ 2.3 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 81.4 pts
Primary use
Water supply
River
Jawai
River basin
West Flowing
Operator
RAJASTHAN
Coordinates
25.217°N, 73.017°E
Last updated
September 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Sep 202616.6%32
3 Sep 202618.9%36
27 Aug 202618.9%36
20 Aug 202619.6%38
13 Aug 202620.5%40
6 Aug 202621.2%41
30 Jul 202622.1%43
23 Jul 202623.8%46
16 Jul 202623.8%46
9 Jul 202623.8%46
2 Jul 202623.8%46
25 Jun 202624.9%48

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