Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Paidipalem Balancing Reservoir
54.9% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
6.0 TMC (170 MCM)
Live capacity
5.4 TMC (153 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.706°N, 78.192°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Paidipalem Balancing Reservoir has a gross capacity of 6.0 TMC (170 MCM), of which 5.4 TMC (153 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 54.9% of gross capacity, holding 3.3 TMC (93 MCM) (60.8% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 6.0 TMC (170 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.4 TMC (153 MCM)
- Current storage
- 3.3 TMC (93 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
54.9%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.1 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 Paidipalem Balancing Reservoir 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 −2.48). 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. 14.706°N, 78.192°E · Open in Google Maps
About Paidipalem Balancing Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Paidipalem Balancing Reservoir is filled to 54.9% of its gross capacity, holding 3.3 TMC (93 MCM) of a gross 6.0 TMC (170 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 5.4 TMC (153 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Paidipalem Balancing Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 47.3% (July 12, 2026) to a high of 61.3% (August 27, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.706°N, 78.192°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 54.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 3.3 TMC (93 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 6.0 TMC (170 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 5.4 TMC (153 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.706°N, 78.192°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 54.9% | 93 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 55.0% | 93 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 59.1% | 100 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 102 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 61.1% | 104 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 61.3% | 104 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 57.8% | 98 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 54.5% | 93 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 52.6% | 89 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 51.0% | 87 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 47.8% | 81 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | 47.3% | 80 |