Reservoir · Kerala · India · Kerala WRD (SDMA)
Karapuzha
43.0% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
2.7 TMC (77 MCM)
Live capacity
2.7 TMC (77 MCM)
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Kerala Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
11.617°N, 76.175°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Karapuzha Dam has a gross capacity of 2.7 TMC (77 MCM); it is currently at 43% of gross capacity, holding 1.2 TMC (33 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 2.7 TMC (77 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 2.7 TMC (77 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.2 TMC (33 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
43.0%vs 22 Oct 2026
-5.6 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Karapuzha 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 −1.95). 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. 11.617°N, 76.175°E · Open in Google Maps
About Karapuzha
As of October 27, 2026, Karapuzha is filled to 43.0% of its gross capacity, holding 1.2 TMC (33 MCM) of a gross 2.7 TMC (77 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 5.6 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Karapuzha — 19 data points between July 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 42.0% (July 16, 2026) to a high of 48.6% (September 3, 2026).
It is operated by Kerala Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It is at 11.617°N, 76.175°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 43.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.2 TMC (33 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 2.7 TMC (77 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 5.6 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- Operator
- Kerala Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 11.617°N, 76.175°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 43.0% | 33 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 42.0% | 32 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 48.6% | 35 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 48.6% | 35 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 48.6% | 35 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 48.6% | 35 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 48.6% | 35 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 42.0% | 32 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 48.6% | 35 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 48.6% | 35 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 42.0% | 32 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 42.2% | 30 |