Reservoir · Kerala · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Kakki
Kakki Dam
69.1% full
Gross capacity
16.3 TMC (462 MCM)
Live capacity
14.1 TMC (398 MCM)
River
Pamba
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
KSEB
Coordinates
9.350°N, 77.150°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Kakki Dam has a gross capacity of 16.3 TMC (462 MCM), of which 14.1 TMC (398 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 69% full, holding 10.9 TMC (309 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 16.3 TMC (462 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 14.1 TMC (398 MCM)
- Current storage
- 10.9 TMC (309 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
69.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.9%losing
vs 1 year ago
+21.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Kakki Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Kakki Dam is filled to 69.1% of its total capacity, holding 10.9 TMC (309 MCM) of a gross 16.3 TMC (462 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 14.1 TMC (398 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pts), and it is 21.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kakki Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 10.0% (June 22, 2023) to a high of 86.7% (October 30, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by KSEB primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 9.350°N, 77.150°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.1%
- Water stored
- 10.9 TMC (309 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 16.3 TMC (462 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 14.1 TMC (398 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 21.0 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Pamba
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- KSEB
- Coordinates
- 9.350°N, 77.150°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 69.1% | 309 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 70.0% | 313 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 68.5% | 306 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 66.6% | 298 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 63.3% | 283 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 53.9% | 241 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 33.0% | 148 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 31.2% | 139 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 30.5% | 136 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 27.6% | 123 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 22.4% | 100 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 22.0% | 99 |