Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Lower Bhawani
17.9% full
Gross capacity
28.0 TMC (792 MCM)
Live capacity
28.0 TMC (792 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
11.470°N, 77.114°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Lower Bhawani Dam has a gross capacity of 28.0 TMC (792 MCM); it is currently at 18% full, holding 5.0 TMC (142 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 28.0 TMC (792 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 28.0 TMC (792 MCM)
- Current storage
- 5.0 TMC (142 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
17.9%vs 7 days ago
+1.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-30.0%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
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About Lower Bhawani
As of September 10, 2026, Lower Bhawani is filled to 17.9% of its total capacity, holding 5.0 TMC (142 MCM) of a gross 28.0 TMC (792 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.3 pts), and it is 30.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lower Bhawani — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 11.0% (May 16, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (December 5, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 17.9%
- Water stored
- 5.0 TMC (142 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 28.0 TMC (792 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 30.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 11.470°N, 77.114°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 17.9% | 142 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 16.7% | 132 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 17.4% | 138 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 20.9% | 166 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 24.1% | 191 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 23.7% | 188 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 20.6% | 163 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 23.1% | 183 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 25.5% | 202 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 22.7% | 180 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 18.8% | 149 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 19.9% | 158 |