Reservoir · Kerala · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Kallada
Kallada Dam
57.0% full
Gross capacity
17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
Live capacity
15.5 TMC (440 MCM)
River
Kallada
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
KL
Coordinates
9.067°N, 76.808°E
Last updated
2026-10-15
Capacity in TMC
Kallada Dam has a gross capacity of 17.9 TMC (508 MCM), of which 15.5 TMC (440 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 57% full, holding 10.2 TMC (290 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 15.5 TMC (440 MCM)
- Current storage
- 10.2 TMC (290 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
57.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
83%of normal
57.0% full on 2026-10-15, against an average of 69.0% for October across 1 year of readings (-12.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Kallada 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 −1.36). 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. 9.067, 76.808 · Open in Google Maps
About Kallada Dam
As of October 15, 2026, Kallada Dam is filled to 57.0% of its total capacity, holding 10.2 TMC (290 MCM) of a gross 17.9 TMC (508 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 15.5 TMC (440 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Kallada Dam — 1 data points between October 15, 2026 and October 15, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 57.0% (October 15, 2026) to a high of 57.0% (October 15, 2026).
It is operated by KL primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 9.067°N, 76.808°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 57.0%
- Water stored
- 10.2 TMC (290 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 15.5 TMC (440 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Kallada
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- KL
- Coordinates
- 9.067°N, 76.808°E
- Last updated
- October 15, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 57.0% | 290 |