Reservoir · Odisha · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Machkund
54.9% full
Gross capacity
31.5 TMC (893 MCM)
Live capacity
31.5 TMC (893 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
18.453°N, 82.547°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Machkund Dam has a gross capacity of 31.5 TMC (893 MCM); it is currently at 55% full, holding 17.3 TMC (490 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 31.5 TMC (893 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 31.5 TMC (893 MCM)
- Current storage
- 17.3 TMC (490 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
54.9%vs 7 days ago
+1.5%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-39.7%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: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Machkund
As of September 10, 2026, Machkund is filled to 54.9% of its total capacity, holding 17.3 TMC (490 MCM) of a gross 31.5 TMC (893 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.5 pts), and it is 39.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Machkund — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.0% (May 29, 2026) to a high of 96.0% (November 6, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 54.9%
- Water stored
- 17.3 TMC (490 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 31.5 TMC (893 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 39.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 18.453°N, 82.547°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 54.9% | 490 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 53.3% | 476 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 49.2% | 439 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 41.4% | 370 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 37.1% | 331 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 33.4% | 299 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 28.8% | 257 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 63.0% | 563 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 28.1% | 251 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 25.8% | 230 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 19.4% | 173 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 18.8% | 168 |