Reservoir · Jharkhand · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Konar
Konar Dam
84.7% full
Gross capacity
17.6 TMC (499 MCM)
Live capacity
15.6 TMC (441 MCM)
River
Konar
Basin
Ganga
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
DVC
Coordinates
23.739°N, 85.717°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Konar Dam has a gross capacity of 17.6 TMC (499 MCM), of which 15.6 TMC (441 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 85% full, holding 5.3 TMC (149 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 17.6 TMC (499 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 15.6 TMC (441 MCM)
- Current storage
- 5.3 TMC (149 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
84.7%vs 7 days ago
+11.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-11.9%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: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Konar Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Konar Dam is filled to 84.7% of its total capacity, holding 5.3 TMC (149 MCM) of a gross 17.6 TMC (499 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 15.6 TMC (441 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 11.9 percentage points, and it is 11.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Konar Dam — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 14.2% (June 19, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (September 18, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by DVC primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Ganga basin at 23.739°N, 85.717°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 84.7%
- Water stored
- 5.3 TMC (149 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 17.6 TMC (499 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 15.6 TMC (441 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 11.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 11.9 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Konar
- River basin
- Ganga
- Operator
- DVC
- Coordinates
- 23.739°N, 85.717°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 84.7% | 149 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 72.7% | 128 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 61.4% | 108 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 55.7% | 98 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 44.3% | 78 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 33.0% | 58 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 29.6% | 52 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 27.8% | 49 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 19.3% | 34 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 35.2% | 62 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 30.7% | 54 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 31.3% | 55 |