Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Panam
Panam Dam
49.6% full
Gross capacity
38.4 TMC (1,087 MCM)
Live capacity
34.4 TMC (975 MCM)
River
Panam
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
GUJARAT
Coordinates
22.972°N, 73.794°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Panam Dam has a gross capacity of 38.4 TMC (1,087 MCM), of which 34.4 TMC (975 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 50% full, holding 12.2 TMC (346 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 38.4 TMC (1,087 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 34.4 TMC (975 MCM)
- Current storage
- 12.2 TMC (346 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
49.6%vs 7 days ago
+1.4%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-29.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
75%of normal
49.6% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 66.0% for September across 4 years of readings (-16.4 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Panam had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.33). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
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. 22.972, 73.794 · Open in Google Maps
About Panam Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Panam Dam is filled to 49.6% of its total capacity, holding 12.2 TMC (346 MCM) of a gross 38.4 TMC (1,087 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 34.4 TMC (975 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.4 pts), and it is 29.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Panam Dam — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.0% (June 15, 2023) to a high of 79.3% (September 25, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by GUJARAT primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 22.972°N, 73.794°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 49.6%
- Water stored
- 12.2 TMC (346 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 38.4 TMC (1,087 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 34.4 TMC (975 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 29.7 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Panam
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- GUJARAT
- Coordinates
- 22.972°N, 73.794°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 49.6% | 346 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 48.2% | 336 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 46.8% | 326 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 48.2% | 336 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 49.3% | 343 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 49.6% | 346 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 47.8% | 333 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 44.4% | 310 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 41.5% | 289 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 40.9% | 285 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 42.2% | 294 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 42.8% | 298 |