Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Karayar
20.1% full
Gross capacity
5.3 TMC (149 MCM)
Live capacity
5.3 TMC (149 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
8.651°N, 77.311°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Karayar Dam has a gross capacity of 5.3 TMC (149 MCM); it is currently at 20% full, holding 1.1 TMC (30 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 5.3 TMC (149 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.3 TMC (149 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.1 TMC (30 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
20.1%vs 7 days ago
-5.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
-31.9%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: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
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About Karayar
As of September 10, 2026, Karayar is filled to 20.1% of its total capacity, holding 1.1 TMC (30 MCM) of a gross 5.3 TMC (149 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 5.4 percentage points, and it is 31.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Karayar — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (June 12, 2025) to a high of 90.0% (June 26, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 20.1%
- Water stored
- 1.1 TMC (30 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 5.3 TMC (149 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 5.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 31.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 8.651°N, 77.311°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 20.1% | 30 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 38 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 29.5% | 44 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 33.9% | 50 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 38.3% | 57 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 36.2% | 54 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 20.8% | 31 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 24.2% | 36 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 29.1% | 43 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 35.2% | 53 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 39.2% | 58 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 47.2% | 70 |