Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Omkareshwar
Omkareshwar Dam
22.7% full
Gross capacity
41.3 TMC (1,170 MCM)
Live capacity
33.9 TMC (959 MCM)
River
Narmada
Basin
Narmada
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
NHPC
Coordinates
22.317°N, 76.200°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Omkareshwar Dam has a gross capacity of 41.3 TMC (1,170 MCM), of which 33.9 TMC (959 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 23% full, holding 2.4 TMC (68 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 41.3 TMC (1,170 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 33.9 TMC (959 MCM)
- Current storage
- 2.4 TMC (68 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
22.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.7%losing
vs 1 year ago
-48.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: UNKNOWN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 22.317, 76.200 · Open in Google Maps
About Omkareshwar Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Omkareshwar Dam is filled to 22.7% of its total capacity, holding 2.4 TMC (68 MCM) of a gross 41.3 TMC (1,170 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 33.9 TMC (959 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.7 pts), and it is 48.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Omkareshwar Dam — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.0% (June 30, 2023) to a high of 82.6% (April 24, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by NHPC primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Narmada basin at 22.317°N, 76.200°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 22.7%
- Water stored
- 2.4 TMC (68 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 41.3 TMC (1,170 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 33.9 TMC (959 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 48.2 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Narmada
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- NHPC
- Coordinates
- 22.317°N, 76.200°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 22.7% | 68 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 23.4% | 70 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 43.1% | 129 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 26.8% | 80 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 39.1% | 117 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 25.1% | 75 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 25.1% | 75 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 43.1% | 129 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 39.8% | 119 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 47.2% | 141 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 55.2% | 165 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 32.8% | 98 |