Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Linganamakki
Linganamakki Dam
56.1% full
Gross capacity
53.4 TMC (1,512 MCM)
Live capacity
45.7 TMC (1,295 MCM)
River
Sharavathi
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
KPCL
Coordinates
14.183°N, 74.867°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Linganamakki Dam has a gross capacity of 53.4 TMC (1,512 MCM), of which 45.7 TMC (1,295 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 56% full, holding 85.1 TMC (2,409 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 53.4 TMC (1,512 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 45.7 TMC (1,295 MCM)
- Current storage
- 85.1 TMC (2,409 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
56.1%vs 7 days ago
-1.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
-37.6%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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 Linganamakki Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Linganamakki Dam is filled to 56.1% of its total capacity, holding 85.1 TMC (2,409 MCM) of a gross 53.4 TMC (1,512 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 45.7 TMC (1,295 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.5 pts), and it is 37.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Linganamakki Dam — 166 data points between June 5, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 7.0% (June 22, 2023) to a high of 98.0% (September 12, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by KPCL primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 14.183°N, 74.867°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 56.1%
- Water stored
- 85.1 TMC (2,409 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 53.4 TMC (1,512 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 45.7 TMC (1,295 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 37.6 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Sharavathi
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- KPCL
- Coordinates
- 14.183°N, 74.867°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 56.1% | 2,409 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 57.6% | 2,473 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 59.4% | 2,550 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 60.5% | 2,598 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 58.5% | 2,513 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 56.4% | 2,420 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 52.9% | 2,272 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 46.0% | 1,973 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 30.8% | 1,321 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 24.4% | 1,049 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 20.3% | 870 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 18.9% | 810 |