Reservoir · Jharkhand · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Panchet Hill
Panchet Hill Dam
62.0% full
Gross capacity
52.8 TMC (1,496 MCM)
Live capacity
44.5 TMC (1,261 MCM)
River
Damodar
Basin
Ganga
Primary use
multiple
Operator
DVC
Coordinates
23.778°N, 86.597°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Panchet Hill Dam has a gross capacity of 52.8 TMC (1,496 MCM), of which 44.5 TMC (1,261 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 62% full, holding 4.0 TMC (114 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 52.8 TMC (1,496 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 44.5 TMC (1,261 MCM)
- Current storage
- 4.0 TMC (114 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
62.0%vs 7 days ago
-38.0%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: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Panchet Hill Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Panchet Hill Dam is filled to 62.0% of its total capacity, holding 4.0 TMC (114 MCM) of a gross 52.8 TMC (1,496 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 44.5 TMC (1,261 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 38.0 percentage points, and it is 14.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Panchet Hill Dam — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 18.5% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (May 22, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by DVC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Ganga basin at 23.778°N, 86.597°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 62.0%
- Water stored
- 4.0 TMC (114 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 52.8 TMC (1,496 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 44.5 TMC (1,261 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 38.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 14.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Damodar
- River basin
- Ganga
- Operator
- DVC
- Coordinates
- 23.778°N, 86.597°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 62.0% | 114 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 184 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 73.4% | 135 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 184 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 55.4% | 102 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 57.6% | 106 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 48.9% | 90 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 73.4% | 135 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 47.3% | 87 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 61.4% | 113 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 19.0% | 35 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 18.5% | 34 |