Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Kolar
Kolar Dam
97.5% 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
2026-09-24
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 98% full, holding 9.3 TMC (263 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 6.3 TMC (179 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.7 TMC (162 MCM)
- Current storage
- 9.3 TMC (263 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
97.5%vs 7 days ago
+1.8%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+0.1%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
110%of normal
97.5% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 89.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+8.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Kolar 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 −0.04). 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: UNKNOWN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 22.983, 77.167 · Open in Google Maps
About Kolar Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Kolar Dam is filled to 97.5% of its total capacity, holding 9.3 TMC (263 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 1.8 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Kolar Dam — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 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
- 97.5%
- Water stored
- 9.3 TMC (263 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 6.3 TMC (179 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 5.7 TMC (162 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.8 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.1 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Kolar
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- MP
- Coordinates
- 22.983°N, 77.167°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 97.5% | 263 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 95.7% | 258 |
| 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 |