Reservoir · Kerala · India · Kerala WRD (SDMA)
Kallada
Kallada Dam
64.0% of gross capacity
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
2026-10-27
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 64% of gross capacity, holding 11.5 TMC (325 MCM) (73.9% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 15.5 TMC (440 MCM)
- Current storage
- 11.5 TMC (325 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 Kerala WRD (SDMA), which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
64.0%vs 22 Oct 2026
+6.0 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Kallada 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 −0.69). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Kerala WRD (SDMA).
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 9.067°N, 76.808°E · Open in Google Maps
About Kallada Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Kallada Dam is filled to 64.0% of its gross capacity, holding 11.5 TMC (325 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.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 6.0 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Kallada Dam — 24 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.0% (July 30, 2026) to a high of 64.0% (October 27, 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
- 64.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 11.5 TMC (325 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 15.5 TMC (440 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 6.0 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Kallada
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- KL
- Coordinates
- 9.067°N, 76.808°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 64.0% | 325 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 310 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 58.0% | 294 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 54.4% | 276 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 53.6% | 272 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 52.5% | 266 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 52.1% | 264 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 53.0% | 269 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 52.7% | 267 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 55.6% | 282 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 59.0% | 300 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 56.4% | 286 |