Reservoir · Telangana · India · Telangana I&CAD
Kaddam
Kaddam Project Dam
50.9% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
38.5 TMC (1,090 MCM)
Live capacity
35.0 TMC (992 MCM)
River
Kaddam
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
TS
Coordinates
18.983°N, 78.533°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Kaddam Dam has a gross capacity of 38.5 TMC (1,090 MCM), of which 35.0 TMC (992 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 50.9% of gross capacity, holding 19.6 TMC (554 MCM) (55.8% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 38.5 TMC (1,090 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 35.0 TMC (992 MCM)
- Current storage
- 19.6 TMC (554 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 Telangana I&CAD, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
50.9%vs 22 Oct 2026
-3.3 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Kaddam 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 −0.45). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Telangana I&CAD.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 18.983°N, 78.533°E · Open in Google Maps
About Kaddam Project Dam
As of October 28, 2026, Kaddam Project Dam is filled to 50.9% of its gross capacity, holding 19.6 TMC (554 MCM) of a gross 38.5 TMC (1,090 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 35.0 TMC (992 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 3.3 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Kaddam Project Dam — 24 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 7.8% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 74.5% (August 14, 2026).
It is operated by TS primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Godavari basin at 18.983°N, 78.533°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 50.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 19.6 TMC (554 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 38.5 TMC (1,090 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 35.0 TMC (992 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 3.3 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Kaddam
- River basin
- Godavari
- Operator
- TS
- Coordinates
- 18.983°N, 78.533°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 50.9% | 554 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 54.7% | 596 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 54.1% | 74 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 61.4% | 84 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 69.1% | 95 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 72.2% | 99 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 72.2% | 99 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 71.7% | 782 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 70.8% | 97 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 72.0% | 99 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 74.5% | 812 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 72.2% | 99 |