Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Lower Sagileru Ani Cut
59.2% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
0.18 TMC (5 MCM)
Live capacity
0.18 TMC (5 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.953°N, 78.948°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Lower Sagileru Ani Cut Dam has a gross capacity of 0.18 TMC (5 MCM); it is currently at 59.2% of gross capacity, holding 0.11 TMC (3 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.18 TMC (5 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.18 TMC (5 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.11 TMC (3 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
59.2%vs 22 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lower Sagileru Ani Cut had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.99). 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. 14.953°N, 78.948°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lower Sagileru Ani Cut
As of October 27, 2026, Lower Sagileru Ani Cut is filled to 59.2% of its gross capacity, holding 0.11 TMC (3 MCM) of a gross 0.18 TMC (5 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Lower Sagileru Ani Cut — 13 data points between July 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 59.2% (July 15, 2026) to a high of 65.1% (July 1, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.953°N, 78.948°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 59.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.11 TMC (3 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.18 TMC (5 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- No change
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.953°N, 78.948°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 59.2% | 3 |