Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · CWC
Kuthiraiyar
12.8% full
Gross capacity
0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
Live capacity
0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
River
Kuthiraiyaru
Basin
Cauvery
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
10.389°N, 77.375°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Kuthiraiyar Dam has a gross capacity of 0.25 TMC (7 MCM); it is currently at 13% full, holding 0.04 TMC (1 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.04 TMC (1 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
12.8%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Kuthiraiyar had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.09). 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.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 10.389, 77.375 · Open in Google Maps
About Kuthiraiyar
As of September 24, 2026, Kuthiraiyar is filled to 12.8% of its total capacity, holding 0.04 TMC (1 MCM) of a gross 0.25 TMC (7 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Kuthiraiyar — 1 data points between September 24, 2026 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.8% (September 24, 2026) to a high of 12.8% (September 24, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Cauvery basin at 10.389°N, 77.375°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 12.8%
- Water stored
- 0.04 TMC (1 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Kuthiraiyaru
- River basin
- Cauvery
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 10.389°N, 77.375°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 12.8% | 1 |