Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Kanher
96.7% full
Gross capacity
9.6 TMC (272 MCM)
Live capacity
9.6 TMC (272 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
17.738°N, 73.916°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Kanher Dam has a gross capacity of 9.6 TMC (272 MCM); it is currently at 97% full, holding 9.3 TMC (263 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 9.6 TMC (272 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 9.6 TMC (272 MCM)
- Current storage
- 9.3 TMC (263 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
96.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.1%losing
vs 1 year ago
-2.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 17.738, 73.916 · Open in Google Maps
About Kanher
As of September 10, 2026, Kanher is filled to 96.7% of its total capacity, holding 9.3 TMC (263 MCM) of a gross 9.6 TMC (272 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pts), and it is 2.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kanher — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.0% (June 22, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (August 29, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 96.7%
- Water stored
- 9.3 TMC (263 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 9.6 TMC (272 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 17.738°N, 73.916°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 96.7% | 263 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 96.9% | 264 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 95.8% | 261 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 95.9% | 261 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 94.3% | 257 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 93.4% | 254 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 90.4% | 246 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 92.3% | 251 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 85.2% | 232 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 90.4% | 246 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 35.4% | 96 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 35.4% | 96 |