Reservoir · Telangana · India · AP-WRIMS
Jurala (Priyadarshini)
Jurala Dam
69.5% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
9.7 TMC (274 MCM)
Live capacity
4.5 TMC (128 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
TSGENCO
Coordinates
16.333°N, 78.100°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Jurala (Priyadarshini) Dam has a gross capacity of 9.7 TMC (274 MCM), of which 4.5 TMC (128 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 69.5% of gross capacity, holding 6.7 TMC (190 MCM) (148.4% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 9.7 TMC (274 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 4.5 TMC (128 MCM)
- Current storage
- 6.7 TMC (190 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
69.5%vs 22 Oct 2026
+0.4 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Jurala (Priyadarshini) had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.12). 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. 16.333°N, 78.100°E · Open in Google Maps
About Jurala Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Jurala Dam is filled to 69.5% of its gross capacity, holding 6.7 TMC (190 MCM) of a gross 9.7 TMC (274 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 4.5 TMC (128 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.4 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Jurala Dam — 27 data points between June 18, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.8% (July 23, 2026) to a high of 97.5% (September 2, 2026).
It is operated by TSGENCO primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Krishna basin at 16.333°N, 78.100°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 6.7 TMC (190 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 9.7 TMC (274 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 4.5 TMC (128 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 0.4 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- TSGENCO
- Coordinates
- 16.333°N, 78.100°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 69.5% | 190 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 69.1% | 189 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 112 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 75.6% | 127 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 84.5% | 142 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 94.6% | 159 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 87.5% | 147 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 92.2% | 252 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 95.8% | 161 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 96.0% | 263 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 95.8% | 161 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 97.5% | 267 |