Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · Tamil Nadu WRD
Manimukthanadhi
1.8% full
Gross capacity
0.74 TMC (21 MCM)
Live capacity
0.60 TMC (17 MCM)
Basin
Vellar
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
11.805°N, 78.988°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Manimukthanadhi Dam has a gross capacity of 0.74 TMC (21 MCM), of which 0.60 TMC (17 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 1.8% full, holding 0.00 TMC (0 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.74 TMC (21 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.60 TMC (17 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.00 TMC (0 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 Tamil Nadu WRD, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
1.8%vs 7 days ago
N/Avs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
N/ADrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Manimukthanadhi 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 −1.81). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Tamil Nadu WRD.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 11.805°N, 78.988°E · Open in Google Maps
About Manimukthanadhi
As of October 27, 2026, Manimukthanadhi has a published fill of 1.8%, holding 0.00 TMC (0 MCM). Gross capacity is 0.74 TMC (21 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low. Of that total, 0.60 TMC (17 MCM) is live storage.
No reading from about a week earlier is on file, so the 7-day change is not available.
Across the readings we hold for Manimukthanadhi — 4 data points between June 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (June 29, 2026) to a high of 1.8% (October 27, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Vellar basin at 11.805°N, 78.988°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 1.8%
- Water stored
- 0.00 TMC (0 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.74 TMC (21 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.60 TMC (17 MCM)
- 7-day change
- N/A
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River basin
- Vellar
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 11.805°N, 78.988°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 1.8% | 0 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 0.0% | 0 |