Reservoir · Uttar Pradesh · India · CWC · CENTRAL region
Matatila
Matatila Dam
87.0% full
Gross capacity
31.1 TMC (882 MCM)
Live capacity
25.6 TMC (726 MCM)
River
Betwa
Basin
Ganga
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
BWSB
Coordinates
25.100°N, 78.457°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Matatila Dam has a gross capacity of 31.1 TMC (882 MCM), of which 25.6 TMC (726 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 87% full, holding 21.7 TMC (615 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 31.1 TMC (882 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 25.6 TMC (726 MCM)
- Current storage
- 21.7 TMC (615 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
87.0%vs 7 days ago
+9.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+1.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: CENTRAL.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Matatila Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Matatila Dam is filled to 87.0% of its total capacity, holding 21.7 TMC (615 MCM) of a gross 31.1 TMC (882 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 25.6 TMC (726 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 9.6 percentage points, and it is 1.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Matatila Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 6.9% (May 29, 2025) to a high of 91.0% (September 21, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by BWSB primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Ganga basin at 25.100°N, 78.457°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.0%
- Water stored
- 21.7 TMC (615 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 31.1 TMC (882 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 25.6 TMC (726 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 9.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.0 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Betwa
- River basin
- Ganga
- Operator
- BWSB
- Coordinates
- 25.100°N, 78.457°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 87.0% | 615 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 77.4% | 547 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 65.2% | 461 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 52.3% | 370 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 36.1% | 255 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 26.2% | 186 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 25.7% | 182 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 24.6% | 174 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 20.6% | 146 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 20.1% | 142 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 15.8% | 112 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 14.7% | 104 |