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Mangalam

87.0% of gross capacity

Gross capacity

0.88 TMC (25 MCM)

Live capacity

0.88 TMC (25 MCM)

Primary use

irrigation

Operator

Kerala Water Resources Dept

Coordinates

10.517°N, 76.533°E

Last updated

2026-10-27

Capacity in TMC

Mangalam Dam has a gross capacity of 0.88 TMC (25 MCM); it is currently at 87% of gross capacity, holding 0.78 TMC (22 MCM).

Gross capacity
0.88 TMC (25 MCM)
Live capacity
0.88 TMC (25 MCM)
Current storage
0.78 TMC (22 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

87.0%
High

vs 23 Oct 2026

+2.0 pp

gaining

vs 1 year ago

N/A

Trend

↑

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 Mangalam 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 −1.55). 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. 10.517°N, 76.533°E · Open in Google Maps

About Mangalam

As of October 27, 2026, Mangalam is filled to 87.0% of its gross capacity, holding 0.78 TMC (22 MCM) of a gross 0.88 TMC (25 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.

Since October 23, 2026 the fill level has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for Mangalam — 13 data points between July 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 39.0% (July 6, 2026) to a high of 87.0% (October 27, 2026).

It is operated by Kerala Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It is at 10.517°N, 76.533°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
87.0% of total capacity
Water stored
0.78 TMC (22 MCM)
Total capacity
0.88 TMC (25 MCM)
Change since October 23, 2026
▲ 2.0 pp
Primary use
Irrigation
Operator
Kerala Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
10.517°N, 76.533°E
Last updated
October 27, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
27 Oct 202687.0%22
23 Oct 202685.0%21
17 Sep 202685.0%21
10 Sep 202685.0%21
3 Sep 202683.0%21
28 Aug 202681.0%20
21 Aug 202681.0%20
14 Aug 202678.0%20
6 Aug 202679.0%20
30 Jul 202680.0%20
23 Jul 202666.0%17
16 Jul 202661.0%15

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