Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS)
Krishnaraja Sagara Dam
48.9% full
Gross capacity
48.4 TMC (1,370 MCM)
Live capacity
44.8 TMC (1,270 MCM)
River
Cauvery
Basin
Cauvery
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
KA
Coordinates
12.425°N, 76.575°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) has a gross capacity of 48.4 TMC (1,370 MCM), of which 44.8 TMC (1,270 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 49% full, holding 20.1 TMC (569 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 48.4 TMC (1,370 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 44.8 TMC (1,270 MCM)
- Current storage
- 20.1 TMC (569 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
48.9%vs 7 days ago
-4.9%losing
vs 1 year ago
+1.5%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: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Krishnaraja Sagara Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Krishnaraja Sagara Dam is filled to 48.9% of its total capacity, holding 20.1 TMC (569 MCM) of a gross 48.4 TMC (1,370 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 44.8 TMC (1,270 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 4.9 percentage points, and it is 1.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Krishnaraja Sagara Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 4.0% (June 22, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (July 25, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by KA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Cauvery basin at 12.425°N, 76.575°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 48.9%
- Water stored
- 20.1 TMC (569 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 48.4 TMC (1,370 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 44.8 TMC (1,270 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 4.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.5 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Cauvery
- River basin
- Cauvery
- Operator
- KA
- Coordinates
- 12.425°N, 76.575°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 48.9% | 569 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 53.8% | 626 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 56.2% | 654 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 54.8% | 637 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 56.2% | 654 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 47.2% | 549 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 21.6% | 251 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 21.5% | 250 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 22.8% | 265 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 12.5% | 145 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 6.7% | 78 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 7.0% | 82 |