Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Mani Dam
54.4% full
Gross capacity
31.2 TMC (884 MCM)
Live capacity
31.2 TMC (884 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
13.703°N, 75.027°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Mani Dam has a gross capacity of 31.2 TMC (884 MCM); it is currently at 54% full, holding 17.0 TMC (481 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 31.2 TMC (884 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 31.2 TMC (884 MCM)
- Current storage
- 17.0 TMC (481 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
54.4%vs 7 days ago
-1.1%losing
vs 1 year ago
-42.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
70%of normal
54.4% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 78.0% for September across 2 years of readings (-23.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Mani Dam 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 −1.47). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
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
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 13.703, 75.027 · Open in Google Maps
About Mani Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Mani Dam is filled to 54.4% of its total capacity, holding 17.0 TMC (481 MCM) of a gross 31.2 TMC (884 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.1 pts), and it is 42.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Mani Dam — 73 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 15.7% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 99.6% (September 5, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 54.4%
- Water stored
- 17.0 TMC (481 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 31.2 TMC (884 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 42.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 13.703°N, 75.027°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 54.4% | 481 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 55.6% | 491 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 58.5% | 517 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 61.0% | 539 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 58.3% | 516 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 55.9% | 494 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 52.5% | 464 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 46.2% | 408 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 33.3% | 294 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 28.9% | 256 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 24.9% | 220 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 24.0% | 212 |