Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Mulshi
Mulshi Dam
90.2% full
Gross capacity
19.6 TMC (555 MCM)
Live capacity
18.5 TMC (524 MCM)
River
Mula
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
TATA
Coordinates
18.500°N, 73.517°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Mulshi Dam has a gross capacity of 19.6 TMC (555 MCM), of which 18.5 TMC (524 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 90% full, holding 18.2 TMC (516 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 19.6 TMC (555 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 18.5 TMC (524 MCM)
- Current storage
- 18.2 TMC (516 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
90.2%vs 7 days ago
-2.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
-8.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs September average
94%of normal
90.2% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 96.0% for September across 2 years of readings (-5.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Mulshi 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 +0.36). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
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. 18.500, 73.517 · Open in Google Maps
About Mulshi Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Mulshi Dam is filled to 90.2% of its total capacity, holding 18.2 TMC (516 MCM) of a gross 19.6 TMC (555 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 18.5 TMC (524 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.5 percentage points, and it is 8.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Mulshi Dam — 73 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 4.0% (April 11, 2025) to a high of 99.4% (August 20, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by TATA primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Krishna basin at 18.500°N, 73.517°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 90.2%
- Water stored
- 18.2 TMC (516 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 19.6 TMC (555 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 18.5 TMC (524 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 8.5 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Mula
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- TATA
- Coordinates
- 18.500°N, 73.517°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 90.2% | 516 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 92.7% | 530 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 96.2% | 550 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 97.7% | 559 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 98.0% | 561 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 99.4% | 568 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 95.5% | 546 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 90.2% | 516 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 85.5% | 489 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 83.6% | 478 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 69.3% | 397 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 67.5% | 386 |