Reservoir · Telangana · India · AP-WRIMS
Nagarjuna Sagar
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
58.5% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
312.0 TMC (8,836 MCM)
Live capacity
181.0 TMC (5,125 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
multiple
Operator
AP/TS
Coordinates
16.575°N, 79.308°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Nagarjuna Sagar has a gross capacity of 312.0 TMC (8,836 MCM), of which 181.0 TMC (5,125 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 58.5% of gross capacity, holding 182.5 TMC (5,169 MCM) (100.9% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 312.0 TMC (8,836 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 181.0 TMC (5,125 MCM)
- Current storage
- 182.5 TMC (5,169 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
58.5%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.9 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Nagarjuna Sagar had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.57). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 16.575°N, 79.308°E · Open in Google Maps
About Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is filled to 58.5% of its gross capacity, holding 182.5 TMC (5,169 MCM) of a gross 312.0 TMC (8,836 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 181.0 TMC (5,125 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Nagarjuna Sagar Dam — 26 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 3.0% (July 30, 2026) to a high of 59.4% (October 22, 2026).
It is operated by AP/TS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Krishna basin at 16.575°N, 79.308°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 58.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 182.5 TMC (5,169 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 312.0 TMC (8,836 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 181.0 TMC (5,125 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.9 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- AP/TS
- Coordinates
- 16.575°N, 79.308°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 58.5% | 5,169 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 59.4% | 5,245 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 31.9% | 1,628 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 30.7% | 1,569 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 28.0% | 1,429 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 26.8% | 1,371 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 25.3% | 1,291 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 56.4% | 4,985 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 1,303 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 57.1% | 5,042 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 26.4% | 1,348 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 57.7% | 5,100 |