Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · CWC
Mylavaram(Pennar) Reservoir
20.2% full
Gross capacity
6.5 TMC (184 MCM)
Live capacity
5.9 TMC (167 MCM)
River
Pennar
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.849°N, 78.341°E
Last updated
2026-10-14
Capacity in TMC
Mylavaram(Pennar) Reservoir has a gross capacity of 6.5 TMC (184 MCM), of which 5.9 TMC (167 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 20% full, holding 1.3 TMC (37 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 6.5 TMC (184 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.9 TMC (167 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.3 TMC (37 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
20.2%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Mylavaram(Pennar) Reservoir 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 −1.59). 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.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 14.849, 78.341 · Open in Google Maps
About Mylavaram(Pennar) Reservoir
As of October 14, 2026, Mylavaram(Pennar) Reservoir is filled to 20.2% of its total capacity, holding 1.3 TMC (37 MCM) of a gross 6.5 TMC (184 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 5.9 TMC (167 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Mylavaram(Pennar) Reservoir — 1 data points between October 14, 2026 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.2% (October 14, 2026) to a high of 20.2% (October 14, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.849°N, 78.341°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 20.2%
- Water stored
- 1.3 TMC (37 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 6.5 TMC (184 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 5.9 TMC (167 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- River
- Pennar
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.849°N, 78.341°E
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 20.2% | 37 |