Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · Tamil Nadu WRD
Kuthiraiyar
12.8% of gross capacity
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 12.8% of gross capacity, 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 Tamil Nadu WRD, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
12.8%vs 18 Sep 2026
StaleTrend
StaleDrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Kuthiraiyar had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.35). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Tamil Nadu WRD.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 10.389°N, 77.375°E · Open in Google Maps
About Kuthiraiyar
As of September 24, 2026, Kuthiraiyar is filled to 12.8% of its gross capacity, holding 0.04 TMC (1 MCM) of a gross 0.25 TMC (7 MCM). The reading is past the freshness window, so it is shown as stale.
The 7-day change is not shown, because the latest reading is past the freshness window.
Across the readings we hold for Kuthiraiyar — 8 data points between July 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.8% (September 24, 2026) to a high of 36.8% (July 2, 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% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.04 TMC (1 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- Change since September 18, 2026
- Stale
- 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 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 14.0% | 1 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 15.4% | 1 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 16.9% | 1 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 18.6% | 1 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 21.6% | 2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 36.8% | 3 |