Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Kolar
Kolar Dam
92.6% full
Gross capacity
6.3 TMC (179 MCM)
Live capacity
5.7 TMC (162 MCM)
River
Kolar
Basin
Narmada
Primary use
water supply
Operator
MP
Coordinates
22.983°N, 77.167°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Kolar Dam has a gross capacity of 6.3 TMC (179 MCM), of which 5.7 TMC (162 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 93% full, holding 8.8 TMC (250 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 6.3 TMC (179 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.7 TMC (162 MCM)
- Current storage
- 8.8 TMC (250 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
92.6%vs 7 days ago
+6.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+10.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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
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About Kolar Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Kolar Dam is filled to 92.6% of its total capacity, holding 8.8 TMC (250 MCM) of a gross 6.3 TMC (179 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 5.7 TMC (162 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 6.3 percentage points, and it is 10.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kolar Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 35.0% (July 4, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (September 26, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by MP primarily for water supply. It lies within the Narmada basin at 22.983°N, 77.167°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 92.6%
- Water stored
- 8.8 TMC (250 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 6.3 TMC (179 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 5.7 TMC (162 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 6.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 10.0 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Kolar
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- MP
- Coordinates
- 22.983°N, 77.167°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 92.6% | 250 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 86.3% | 233 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 83.3% | 225 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 80.1% | 216 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 75.3% | 203 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 58.1% | 157 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 54.6% | 147 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 50.7% | 137 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 49.5% | 134 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 49.6% | 134 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 43.6% | 118 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 44.2% | 119 |