Reservoir · Kerala · India · Kerala WRD (SDMA)
Meenkara
35.0% of live capacity
Gross capacity
0.40 TMC (11.33 MCM)
Live capacity
0.36 TMC (10.33 MCM)
River
Meenkara
Basin
Bharathapuzha
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Kerala Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
10.633°N, 76.800°E
Last updated
2026-10-29
Capacity in TMC
Meenkara Dam has a gross capacity of 0.40 TMC (11.33 MCM), of which 0.36 TMC (10.33 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 35% of live capacity, holding 0.16 TMC (4.66 MCM), a figure that includes 1 MCM of dead storage.
- Gross capacity
- 0.40 TMC (11.33 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.36 TMC (10.33 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.16 TMC (4.66 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
35.0%vs 23 Oct 2026
+18.0 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Meenkara 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 −1.44). 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. 10.633°N, 76.800°E · Open in Google Maps
About Meenkara
As of October 29, 2026, Meenkara is at 35.0% of live capacity (0.36 TMC (10.33 MCM)). Stored volume is 0.16 TMC (4.66 MCM), which includes 1 MCM of dead storage. Gross capacity is 0.40 TMC (11.33 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low.
Since October 23, 2026 the fill level has risen by 18.0 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Meenkara — 14 data points between July 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 15.0% (July 23, 2026) to a high of 35.0% (October 29, 2026).
It is operated by Kerala Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Bharathapuzha basin at 10.633°N, 76.800°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 35.0% of live capacity
- Water stored
- 0.16 TMC (4.66 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.40 TMC (11.33 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.36 TMC (10.33 MCM)
- Change since October 23, 2026
- ▲ 18.0 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Meenkara
- River basin
- Bharathapuzha
- Operator
- Kerala Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 10.633°N, 76.800°E
- Last updated
- October 29, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | 35.0% | 4.66 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 29.0% | 3 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 17.0% | 2 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 24.0% | 3 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 30.0% | 3 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 30.0% | 3 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 27.0% | 3 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 26.0% | 3 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 24.0% | 3 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 18.0% | 2 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 15.0% | 2 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 15.0% | 2 |