Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · Tamil Nadu WRD
Mordhana
Gross capacity
0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
Live capacity
0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
River
Koundanaya
Basin
Palar
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
13.037°N, 78.775°E
Capacity in TMC
Mordhana Dam has a gross capacity of 0.25 TMC (7 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 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.
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Mordhana 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 −1.61). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
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. 13.037°N, 78.775°E · Open in Google Maps
About Mordhana
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Palar basin at 13.037°N, 78.775°E.
Key facts
- Total capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Koundanaya
- River basin
- Palar
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 13.037°N, 78.775°E
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2026 | 96.2% | 7 |