Reservoir · Kerala · India · Kerala WRD (SDMA)
Malankara
69.0% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
1.3 TMC (37 MCM)
Live capacity
1.3 TMC (37 MCM)
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Kerala Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
9.842°N, 76.625°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Malankara Dam has a gross capacity of 1.3 TMC (37 MCM); it is currently at 69% of gross capacity, holding 0.92 TMC (26 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.3 TMC (37 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.3 TMC (37 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.92 TMC (26 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
69.0%vs 23 Oct 2026
-4.0 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Malankara had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.09). 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. 9.842°N, 76.625°E · Open in Google Maps
About Malankara
As of October 27, 2026, Malankara is filled to 69.0% of its gross capacity, holding 0.92 TMC (26 MCM) of a gross 1.3 TMC (37 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Since October 23, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 4.0 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Malankara — 13 data points between July 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (July 6, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (September 10, 2026).
It is operated by Kerala Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It is at 9.842°N, 76.625°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.92 TMC (26 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.3 TMC (37 MCM)
- Change since October 23, 2026
- ▼ 4.0 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- Operator
- Kerala Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 9.842°N, 76.625°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 26 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 73.0% | 27 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 96.0% | 36 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 37 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 87.0% | 32 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 76.0% | 28 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 69.0% | 26 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 62.0% | 23 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 70.0% | 26 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 55.0% | 20 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 47.0% | 17 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 67.0% | 25 |