Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Omkareshwar
Omkareshwar Dam
37.1% 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
2026-09-24
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 37% full, holding 3.9 TMC (111 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 41.3 TMC (1,170 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 33.9 TMC (959 MCM)
- Current storage
- 3.9 TMC (111 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
37.1%vs 7 days ago
-10.0%losing
vs 1 year ago
-14.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
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 24, 2026, Omkareshwar Dam is filled to 37.1% of its total capacity, holding 3.9 TMC (111 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 fallen by 10.0 percentage points, and it is 14.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Omkareshwar Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 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
- 37.1%
- Water stored
- 3.9 TMC (111 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 41.3 TMC (1,170 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 33.9 TMC (959 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 10.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 14.7 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Narmada
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- NHPC
- Coordinates
- 22.317°N, 76.200°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 37.1% | 111 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 47.2% | 141 |
| 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 |