Reservoir · West Bengal · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Kangsabati (Mukutmanipur)
Kangsabati Dam
44.1% full
Gross capacity
44.0 TMC (1,247 MCM)
Live capacity
38.7 TMC (1,097 MCM)
River
Kangsabati
Basin
Subarnarekha
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
WB
Coordinates
23.083°N, 87.133°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Kangsabati (Mukutmanipur) Dam has a gross capacity of 44.0 TMC (1,247 MCM), of which 38.7 TMC (1,097 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 44% full, holding 14.2 TMC (403 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 44.0 TMC (1,247 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 38.7 TMC (1,097 MCM)
- Current storage
- 14.2 TMC (403 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
44.1%vs 7 days ago
-17.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
+0.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Kangsabati Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Kangsabati Dam is filled to 44.1% of its total capacity, holding 14.2 TMC (403 MCM) of a gross 44.0 TMC (1,247 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 38.7 TMC (1,097 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 17.5 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kangsabati Dam — 147 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 9.4% (April 30, 2026) to a high of 90.7% (July 17, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by WB primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Subarnarekha basin at 23.083°N, 87.133°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 44.1%
- Water stored
- 14.2 TMC (403 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 44.0 TMC (1,247 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 38.7 TMC (1,097 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 17.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.9 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Kangsabati
- River basin
- Subarnarekha
- Operator
- WB
- Coordinates
- 23.083°N, 87.133°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 44.1% | 403 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 61.6% | 563 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 50.2% | 459 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 65.2% | 596 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 50.4% | 461 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 37.1% | 339 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 30.9% | 282 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 22.6% | 207 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 17.7% | 162 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 13.5% | 123 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 12.3% | 112 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 12.1% | 111 |