Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Majalgaon Dam
28.5% full
Gross capacity
16.0 TMC (454 MCM)
Live capacity
11.0 TMC (311 MCM)
River
Sindphana
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
multiple
Operator
MWRRA
Coordinates
19.151°N, 76.182°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Majalgaon Dam has a gross capacity of 16.0 TMC (454 MCM), of which 11.0 TMC (311 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 29% full, holding 3.1 TMC (89 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 16.0 TMC (454 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 11.0 TMC (311 MCM)
- Current storage
- 3.1 TMC (89 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
28.5%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
106%of normal
28.5% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 27.0% for September across 1 year of readings (+1.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Majalgaon Dam 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 +0.05). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Year built
1987
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 19.151, 76.182 · Open in Google Maps
About Majalgaon Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Majalgaon Dam is filled to 28.5% of its total capacity, holding 3.1 TMC (89 MCM) of a gross 16.0 TMC (454 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 11.0 TMC (311 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Majalgaon Dam — 11 data points between July 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.3% (July 30, 2026) to a high of 28.7% (September 17, 2026).
The dam at Majalgaon Dam was completed in 1987. It is operated by MWRRA primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Godavari basin at 19.151°N, 76.182°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 28.5%
- Water stored
- 3.1 TMC (89 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 16.0 TMC (454 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 11.0 TMC (311 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Sindphana
- River basin
- Godavari
- Year completed
- 1987
- Operator
- MWRRA
- Coordinates
- 19.151°N, 76.182°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 28.5% | 89 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 28.7% | 89 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 26.4% | 83 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 24.4% | 76 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 23.7% | 74 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 22.3% | 70 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 20.7% | 65 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 18.3% | 57 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 16.3% | 51 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 16.4% | 51 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 16.8% | 52 |