Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Karjan
89.0% full
Gross capacity
18.5 TMC (523 MCM)
Live capacity
18.5 TMC (523 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
21.816°N, 73.536°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Karjan Dam has a gross capacity of 18.5 TMC (523 MCM); it is currently at 89% full, holding 16.4 TMC (465 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 18.5 TMC (523 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 18.5 TMC (523 MCM)
- Current storage
- 16.4 TMC (465 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
89.0%vs 7 days ago
+4.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-8.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
105%of normal
89.0% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 85.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+4.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Karjan had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.60). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: UNKNOWN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 21.816, 73.536 · Open in Google Maps
About Karjan
As of September 24, 2026, Karjan is filled to 89.0% of its total capacity, holding 16.4 TMC (465 MCM) of a gross 18.5 TMC (523 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.9 percentage points, and it is 8.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Karjan — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.0% (June 22, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (December 4, 2025). 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
- 89.0%
- Water stored
- 16.4 TMC (465 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 18.5 TMC (523 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 8.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 21.816°N, 73.536°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 89.0% | 465 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 84.1% | 440 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 98.4% | 515 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 98.4% | 515 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 73.4% | 384 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 68.1% | 356 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 66.6% | 348 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 65.8% | 344 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 58.6% | 306 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 47.1% | 246 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 42.6% | 223 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 43.2% | 226 |