Reservoir · Kerala · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Parambikulam
Parambikulam Dam
65.0% full
Gross capacity
19.6 TMC (555 MCM)
Live capacity
17.4 TMC (494 MCM)
River
Parambikulam
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
KL/TN
Coordinates
10.433°N, 76.800°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Parambikulam Dam has a gross capacity of 19.6 TMC (555 MCM), of which 17.4 TMC (494 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 65% full, holding 8.7 TMC (247 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 19.6 TMC (555 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 17.4 TMC (494 MCM)
- Current storage
- 8.7 TMC (247 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
65.0%vs 7 days ago
+4.5%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+3.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Parambikulam Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Parambikulam Dam is filled to 65.0% of its total capacity, holding 8.7 TMC (247 MCM) of a gross 19.6 TMC (555 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 17.4 TMC (494 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.5 percentage points, and it is 3.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Parambikulam Dam — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.5% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 99.8% (July 31, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by KL/TN primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 10.433°N, 76.800°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 65.0%
- Water stored
- 8.7 TMC (247 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 19.6 TMC (555 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 17.4 TMC (494 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 3.4 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Parambikulam
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- KL/TN
- Coordinates
- 10.433°N, 76.800°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 65.0% | 247 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 60.5% | 230 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 55.3% | 210 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 49.2% | 187 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 43.7% | 166 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 37.1% | 141 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 30.0% | 114 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 25.4% | 97 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 22.7% | 86 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 19.7% | 75 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 16.5% | 63 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 18.0% | 68 |