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Maniyar (Barrage)

48.0% full

Gross capacity

0.32 TMC (9 MCM)

Live capacity

0.32 TMC (9 MCM)

Primary use

irrigation

Operator

Kerala Water Resources Dept

Coordinates

9.333°N, 76.883°E

Last updated

2026-10-27

Capacity in TMC

Maniyar (Barrage) has a gross capacity of 0.32 TMC (9 MCM); it is currently at 48% full, holding 0.14 TMC (4 MCM).

Gross capacity
0.32 TMC (9 MCM)
Live capacity
0.32 TMC (9 MCM)
Current storage
0.14 TMC (4 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

48.0%
Normal

vs 23 Oct 2026

0.0 pp

stable

vs 1 year ago

N/A

Trend

→

stable

Drought context

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Maniyar (Barrage) had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −0.72). 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. 9.333°N, 76.883°E · Open in Google Maps

About Maniyar (Barrage)

As of October 27, 2026, Maniyar (Barrage) has a published fill of 48.0%, holding 0.14 TMC (4 MCM). Gross capacity is 0.32 TMC (9 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Since October 23, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).

Across the readings we hold for Maniyar (Barrage) — 13 data points between July 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.0% (July 6, 2026) to a high of 50.0% (August 14, 2026).

It is operated by Kerala Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It is at 9.333°N, 76.883°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
48.0%
Water stored
0.14 TMC (4 MCM)
Total capacity
0.32 TMC (9 MCM)
Change since October 23, 2026
No change
Primary use
Irrigation
Operator
Kerala Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
9.333°N, 76.883°E
Last updated
October 27, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
27 Oct 202648.0%4
23 Oct 202648.0%4
17 Sep 202648.0%4
10 Sep 202648.0%4
3 Sep 202648.0%4
28 Aug 202648.0%4
21 Aug 202648.0%4
14 Aug 202650.0%5
6 Aug 202648.0%4
30 Jul 202636.0%3
23 Jul 202636.0%3
16 Jul 202636.0%3

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