Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Malaprabha
Malaprabha Dam
42.7% full
Gross capacity
36.0 TMC (1,018 MCM)
Live capacity
33.8 TMC (957 MCM)
River
Malaprabha
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
KA
Coordinates
15.633°N, 75.042°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Malaprabha Dam has a gross capacity of 36.0 TMC (1,018 MCM), of which 33.8 TMC (957 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 43% full, holding 14.7 TMC (415 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 36.0 TMC (1,018 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 33.8 TMC (957 MCM)
- Current storage
- 14.7 TMC (415 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
42.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.7%losing
vs 1 year ago
-57.3%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: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Malaprabha Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Malaprabha Dam is filled to 42.7% of its total capacity, holding 14.7 TMC (415 MCM) of a gross 36.0 TMC (1,018 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 33.8 TMC (957 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.7 pts), and it is 57.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Malaprabha Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 4.5% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (September 12, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by KA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Krishna basin at 15.633°N, 75.042°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 42.7%
- Water stored
- 14.7 TMC (415 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 36.0 TMC (1,018 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 33.8 TMC (957 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 57.3 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Malaprabha
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- KA
- Coordinates
- 15.633°N, 75.042°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 42.7% | 415 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 43.4% | 422 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 44.8% | 436 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 43.7% | 424 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 41.2% | 400 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 34.2% | 332 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 23.9% | 233 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 19.3% | 187 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 15.7% | 153 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 11.3% | 109 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 4.5% | 44 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 4.8% | 47 |