Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · CWC
Kelavarapalli
83.4% full
Gross capacity
0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
Live capacity
0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
River
Pennaiyar
Basin
Pennaiyar
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
12.770°N, 77.875°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
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 83% full, holding 0.39 TMC (11 MCM).
- 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 the Central Water Commission bulletin, which publishes million cubic metres.
Current fill
83.4%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Kelavarapalli had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.10). 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.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 12.770, 77.875 · Open in Google Maps
About Kelavarapalli
As of September 24, 2026, Kelavarapalli is filled to 83.4% of its total capacity, holding 0.39 TMC (11 MCM) of a gross 0.49 TMC (14 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 0.46 TMC (13 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Kelavarapalli — 1 data points between September 24, 2026 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 83.4% (September 24, 2026) to a high of 83.4% (September 24, 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
- 83.4%
- Water stored
- 0.39 TMC (11 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.49 TMC (14 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Pennaiyar
- River basin
- Pennaiyar
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 12.770°N, 77.875°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 83.4% | 11 |