Reservoir · Kerala · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Kakki
Kakki Dam
66.0% 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
2026-09-24
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 66% full, holding 10.4 TMC (295 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 16.3 TMC (462 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 14.1 TMC (398 MCM)
- Current storage
- 10.4 TMC (295 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
66.0%vs 7 days ago
-1.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
-11.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
106%of normal
66.0% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 62.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+4.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Kakki had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.44). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
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
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 9.350, 77.150 · Open in Google Maps
About Kakki Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Kakki Dam is filled to 66.0% of its total capacity, holding 10.4 TMC (295 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 (-1.3 pts), and it is 11.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kakki Dam — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 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
- 66.0%
- Water stored
- 10.4 TMC (295 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 16.3 TMC (462 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 14.1 TMC (398 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 11.2 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Pamba
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- KSEB
- Coordinates
- 9.350°N, 77.150°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 66.0% | 295 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 67.3% | 301 |
| 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 |