Reservoir · Telangana · India · AP-WRIMS
Lower Manair
Lower Manair Dam
63.4% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
24.1 TMC (682 MCM)
Live capacity
22.0 TMC (622 MCM)
River
Manair
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
TS
Coordinates
18.417°N, 79.417°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Lower Manair Dam has a gross capacity of 24.1 TMC (682 MCM), of which 22.0 TMC (622 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 63.4% of gross capacity, holding 15.3 TMC (432 MCM) (69.5% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 24.1 TMC (682 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 22.0 TMC (622 MCM)
- Current storage
- 15.3 TMC (432 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
63.4%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.4 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lower Manair had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −0.78). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 18.417°N, 79.417°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lower Manair Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Lower Manair Dam is filled to 63.4% of its gross capacity, holding 15.3 TMC (432 MCM) of a gross 24.1 TMC (682 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 22.0 TMC (622 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Lower Manair Dam — 25 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 22.7% (July 29, 2026) to a high of 71.5% (October 1, 2026).
It is operated by TS primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Godavari basin at 18.417°N, 79.417°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 63.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 15.3 TMC (432 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 24.1 TMC (682 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 22.0 TMC (622 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.4 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Manair
- River basin
- Godavari
- Operator
- TS
- Coordinates
- 18.417°N, 79.417°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 63.4% | 432 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 63.8% | 435 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 70.5% | 438 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 71.1% | 441 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 71.5% | 444 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 51.5% | 320 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 50.3% | 312 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 45.7% | 312 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 49.2% | 306 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 44.8% | 306 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 49.5% | 307 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 45.2% | 308 |