Reservoir · Himachal Pradesh · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Kol Dam
45.0% 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
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Kol Dam has a gross capacity of 3.1 TMC (89 MCM); it is currently at 45% full, holding 1.4 TMC (40 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.4 TMC (40 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
45.0%vs 7 days ago
-18.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
-2.2%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: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Kol Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Kol Dam is filled to 45.0% of its total capacity, holding 1.4 TMC (40 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 fallen by 18.6 percentage points, and it is 2.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kol Dam — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 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
- 45.0%
- Water stored
- 1.4 TMC (40 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 18.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.2 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 31.392°N, 76.870°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 45.3% | 40 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 48.3% | 43 |