Reservoir · Himachal Pradesh · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Kol Dam
73.2% full
Gross capacity
3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
Live capacity
3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
31.392°N, 76.870°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Kol Dam has a gross capacity of 3.1 TMC (89 MCM); it is currently at 73% full, holding 2.3 TMC (65 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
- Current storage
- 2.3 TMC (65 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
73.2%vs 7 days ago
+13.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+6.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
126%of normal
73.2% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 58.0% for September across 2 years of readings (+15.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Kol Dam 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 −0.80). 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: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 31.392, 76.870 · Open in Google Maps
About Kol Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Kol Dam is filled to 73.2% of its total capacity, holding 2.3 TMC (65 MCM) of a gross 3.1 TMC (89 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 13.9 percentage points, and it is 6.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kol Dam — 73 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.9% (July 16, 2026) to a high of 92.8% (January 29, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.2%
- Water stored
- 2.3 TMC (65 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 13.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 6.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 31.392°N, 76.870°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 73.2% | 65 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 59.3% | 53 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 45.0% | 40 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 63.6% | 57 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 54.5% | 48 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 51.5% | 46 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 37.4% | 33 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 35.5% | 32 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 29.6% | 26 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 27.1% | 24 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 16.9% | 15 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 28.4% | 25 |