Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Kandaleru
24.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
68.0 TMC (1,926 MCM)
Live capacity
63.3 TMC (1,792 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
14.335°N, 79.623°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Kandaleru Dam has a gross capacity of 68.0 TMC (1,926 MCM), of which 63.3 TMC (1,792 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 24.7% of gross capacity, holding 16.8 TMC (476 MCM) (26.6% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 68.0 TMC (1,926 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 63.3 TMC (1,792 MCM)
- Current storage
- 16.8 TMC (476 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
24.7%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Kandaleru had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.63). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 14.335°N, 79.623°E · Open in Google Maps
About Kandaleru
As of October 27, 2026, Kandaleru is filled to 24.7% of its gross capacity, holding 16.8 TMC (476 MCM) of a gross 68.0 TMC (1,926 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 63.3 TMC (1,792 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Kandaleru — 26 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 19.3% (October 15, 2026) to a high of 45.2% (June 25, 2026).
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 14.335°N, 79.623°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 24.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 16.8 TMC (476 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 68.0 TMC (1,926 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 63.3 TMC (1,792 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 14.335°N, 79.623°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 24.7% | 476 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 24.8% | 477 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 19.3% | 345 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 19.5% | 349 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 19.6% | 352 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 19.6% | 352 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 19.8% | 354 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 25.7% | 494 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 21.0% | 377 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 26.6% | 513 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 22.5% | 403 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 28.1% | 542 |