Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Nellore Anicut
100.0% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
0.39 TMC (11 MCM)
Live capacity
0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Nellore Anicut Dam has a gross capacity of 0.39 TMC (11 MCM), of which 0.25 TMC (7 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 100% of gross capacity, holding 0.39 TMC (11 MCM) (157.1% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 0.39 TMC (11 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.39 TMC (11 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
100.0%vs 22 Oct 2026
+7.9 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months
N/A
No SPI-3 value is on file for Nellore Anicut. The figure is left blank rather than estimated. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
About Nellore Anicut
As of October 27, 2026, Nellore Anicut is filled to 100.0% of its gross capacity, holding 0.39 TMC (11 MCM) of a gross 0.39 TMC (11 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 0.25 TMC (7 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 7.9 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Nellore Anicut — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 86.8% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (July 22, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.39 TMC (11 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.39 TMC (11 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.25 TMC (7 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 7.9 pp
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 11 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 92.1% | 10 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 100.0% | 11 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 86.8% | 9 |