Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Manjara Dam
10.7% full
Gross capacity
8.8 TMC (250 MCM)
Live capacity
6.3 TMC (177 MCM)
River
Manjara
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
MWRRA
Coordinates
18.583°N, 76.125°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Manjara Dam has a gross capacity of 8.8 TMC (250 MCM), of which 6.3 TMC (177 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 11% full, holding 0.67 TMC (19 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 8.8 TMC (250 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 6.3 TMC (177 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.67 TMC (19 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
10.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
89%of normal
10.7% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 12.0% for September across 1 year of readings (-1.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Manjara Dam 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 +0.16). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Year built
1982
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 18.583, 76.125 · Open in Google Maps
About Manjara Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Manjara Dam is filled to 10.7% of its total capacity, holding 0.67 TMC (19 MCM) of a gross 8.8 TMC (250 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low. Of that total, 6.3 TMC (177 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Manjara Dam — 11 data points between July 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 10.7% (September 24, 2026) to a high of 16.6% (July 16, 2026).
The dam at Manjara Dam was completed in 1982. It is operated by MWRRA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Godavari basin at 18.583°N, 76.125°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 10.7%
- Water stored
- 0.67 TMC (19 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 8.8 TMC (250 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 6.3 TMC (177 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Manjara
- River basin
- Godavari
- Year completed
- 1982
- Operator
- MWRRA
- Coordinates
- 18.583°N, 76.125°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 10.7% | 19 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 11.1% | 20 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 11.8% | 21 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 12.9% | 23 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 13.6% | 24 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 14.9% | 26 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 15.9% | 28 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 16.4% | 29 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 15.3% | 27 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 15.9% | 28 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 16.6% | 29 |