Reservoir · Rajasthan · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Mahi Bajaj Sagar
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Reservoir
63.8% full
Gross capacity
81.7 TMC (2,314 MCM)
Live capacity
75.6 TMC (2,140 MCM)
River
Mahi
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
RAJASTHAN
Coordinates
24.083°N, 74.467°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Mahi Bajaj Sagar has a gross capacity of 81.7 TMC (2,314 MCM), of which 75.6 TMC (2,140 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 63.8% full, holding 38.5 TMC (1,091 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 81.7 TMC (2,314 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 75.6 TMC (2,140 MCM)
- Current storage
- 38.5 TMC (1,091 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 CWC, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
63.8%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
-36.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
69%of normal
63.8% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 92.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-28.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Mahi Bajaj Sagar 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 −0.37). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 24.083°N, 74.467°E · Open in Google Maps
About Mahi Bajaj Sagar Reservoir
As of October 22, 2026, Mahi Bajaj Sagar Reservoir has a published fill of 63.8%, holding 38.5 TMC (1,091 MCM). Gross capacity is 81.7 TMC (2,314 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 75.6 TMC (2,140 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 36.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Mahi Bajaj Sagar Reservoir — 171 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 26.0% (June 27, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (September 21, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by RAJASTHAN primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 24.083°N, 74.467°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 63.8%
- Water stored
- 38.5 TMC (1,091 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 81.7 TMC (2,314 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 75.6 TMC (2,140 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 36.2 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Mahi
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- RAJASTHAN
- Coordinates
- 24.083°N, 74.467°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 63.8% | 1,091 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 63.8% | 1,091 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 63.8% | 1,091 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 63.8% | 1,091 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 63.5% | 1,086 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 60.4% | 1,034 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 57.9% | 991 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 57.3% | 981 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 55.8% | 955 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 52.9% | 905 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 49.0% | 839 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 44.9% | 769 |