Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Pathikonda Reservoir
76.8% full
Gross capacity
1.1 TMC (32 MCM)
Live capacity
0.88 TMC (25 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
15.451°N, 77.547°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Pathikonda Reservoir has a gross capacity of 1.1 TMC (32 MCM), of which 0.88 TMC (25 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 76.8% full, holding 0.85 TMC (24 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.1 TMC (32 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.88 TMC (25 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.85 TMC (24 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
76.8%vs 22 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
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 Pathikonda 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 −2.81). 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. 15.451°N, 77.547°E · Open in Google Maps
About Pathikonda Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Pathikonda Reservoir has a published fill of 76.8%, holding 0.85 TMC (24 MCM). Gross capacity is 1.1 TMC (32 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 0.88 TMC (25 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Pathikonda Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 52.0% (August 4, 2026) to a high of 79.0% (September 9, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Krishna basin at 15.451°N, 77.547°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 76.8%
- Water stored
- 0.85 TMC (24 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.1 TMC (32 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.88 TMC (25 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- No change
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 15.451°N, 77.547°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 76.8% | 24 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 76.8% | 24 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 79.0% | 25 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 79.0% | 25 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 76.8% | 24 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 70.7% | 23 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 60.7% | 19 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 52.6% | 17 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 52.0% | 17 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 53.9% | 17 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 55.9% | 18 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | 58.5% | 19 |