Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · Tamil Nadu WRD
Kelavarapalli
78.8% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
Live capacity
0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
Basin
Pennaiyar
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
12.770°N, 77.875°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Kelavarapalli Dam has a gross capacity of 0.49 TMC (14 MCM), of which 0.46 TMC (13 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 78.8% of gross capacity, holding 0.39 TMC (11 MCM) (84.6% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.39 TMC (11 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 Tamil Nadu WRD, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
78.8%vs 7 days ago
N/Avs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
N/ADrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Kelavarapalli 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 −1.94). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Tamil Nadu WRD.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 12.770°N, 77.875°E · Open in Google Maps
About Kelavarapalli
As of October 28, 2026, Kelavarapalli is filled to 78.8% of its gross capacity, holding 0.39 TMC (11 MCM) of a gross 0.49 TMC (14 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 0.46 TMC (13 MCM) is live storage.
No reading from about a week earlier is on file, so the 7-day change is not available.
Across the readings we hold for Kelavarapalli — 9 data points between June 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 77.8% (September 10, 2026) to a high of 85.6% (August 30, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Pennaiyar basin at 12.770°N, 77.875°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 78.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.39 TMC (11 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
- 7-day change
- N/A
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River basin
- Pennaiyar
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 12.770°N, 77.875°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 78.8% | 11 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 83.4% | 11 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 79.8% | 11 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 77.8% | 11 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 82.2% | 11 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 85.6% | 12 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 84.5% | 12 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 83.4% | 11 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | 83.4% | 11 |