Reservoir · Kerala · India · Kerala WRD (SDMA)
Malampuzha
Malampuzha Dam
56.0% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
5.4 TMC (154 MCM)
Live capacity
4.7 TMC (132 MCM)
River
Bharathapuzha
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
KWDB
Coordinates
10.783°N, 76.683°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Malampuzha Dam has a gross capacity of 5.4 TMC (154 MCM), of which 4.7 TMC (132 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 56% of gross capacity, holding 3.0 TMC (86 MCM) (65.2% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 5.4 TMC (154 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 4.7 TMC (132 MCM)
- Current storage
- 3.0 TMC (86 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 Kerala WRD (SDMA), which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
56.0%vs 22 Oct 2026
+4.2 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Malampuzha 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 −1.56). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Kerala WRD (SDMA).
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 10.783°N, 76.683°E · Open in Google Maps
About Malampuzha Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Malampuzha Dam is filled to 56.0% of its gross capacity, holding 3.0 TMC (86 MCM) of a gross 5.4 TMC (154 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 4.7 TMC (132 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 4.2 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Malampuzha Dam — 24 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 19.5% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 56.0% (October 27, 2026).
It is operated by KWDB primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 10.783°N, 76.683°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 56.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 3.0 TMC (86 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 5.4 TMC (154 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 4.7 TMC (132 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 4.2 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Bharathapuzha
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- KWDB
- Coordinates
- 10.783°N, 76.683°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 56.0% | 86 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 52.0% | 80 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 51.8% | 116 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 49.1% | 110 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 47.8% | 107 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 47.8% | 107 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 49.5% | 111 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 50.0% | 77 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 49.5% | 111 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 48.7% | 109 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 47.0% | 72 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 46.0% | 103 |