Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · AP-WRIMS
Jayakwadi (Nathsagar)
Jayakwadi Dam / Nathsagar Reservoir
80.3% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
102.7 TMC (2,909 MCM)
Live capacity
76.7 TMC (2,173 MCM)
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
multiple
Operator
MWRRA
Coordinates
19.480°N, 75.377°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Jayakwadi (Nathsagar) Dam has a gross capacity of 102.7 TMC (2,909 MCM), of which 76.7 TMC (2,173 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 80.3% of gross capacity, holding 82.5 TMC (2,336 MCM) (107.5% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 102.7 TMC (2,909 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 76.7 TMC (2,173 MCM)
- Current storage
- 82.5 TMC (2,336 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
80.3%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.9 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Jayakwadi (Nathsagar) 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 +0.01). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 19.480°N, 75.377°E · Open in Google Maps
About Jayakwadi Dam / Nathsagar Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Jayakwadi Dam / Nathsagar Reservoir is filled to 80.3% of its gross capacity, holding 82.5 TMC (2,336 MCM) of a gross 102.7 TMC (2,909 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 76.7 TMC (2,173 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Jayakwadi Dam / Nathsagar Reservoir — 27 data points between June 18, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.0% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 94.3% (September 2, 2026).
It is operated by MWRRA primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Godavari basin at 19.480°N, 75.377°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 80.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 82.5 TMC (2,336 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 102.7 TMC (2,909 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 76.7 TMC (2,173 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.9 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Godavari
- Operator
- MWRRA
- Coordinates
- 19.480°N, 75.377°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 80.3% | 2,336 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 81.2% | 2,363 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 76.5% | 1,662 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 78.3% | 1,700 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 80.0% | 1,736 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 83.0% | 1,802 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 85.5% | 1,857 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 89.4% | 2,601 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 88.3% | 1,918 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 91.7% | 2,668 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 91.9% | 1,996 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 94.3% | 2,744 |