Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Pendekallu Reservoir
41.8% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
0.65 TMC (18.406 MCM)
Live capacity
0.61 TMC (17.217 MCM)
Basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.973°N, 77.867°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Pendekallu Reservoir has a gross capacity of 0.65 TMC (18.406 MCM), of which 0.61 TMC (17.217 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 41.8% of gross capacity, holding 0.27 TMC (7.702 MCM) (44.7% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 0.65 TMC (18.406 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.61 TMC (17.217 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.27 TMC (7.702 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
41.8%vs 22 Oct 2026
+0.8 ppgaining
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 Pendekallu 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. 14.973°N, 77.867°E · Open in Google Maps
About Pendekallu Reservoir
As of October 28, 2026, Pendekallu Reservoir is filled to 41.8% of its gross capacity, holding 0.27 TMC (7.702 MCM) of a gross 0.65 TMC (18.406 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 0.61 TMC (17.217 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.8 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Pendekallu Reservoir — 14 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 41.1% (September 2, 2026) to a high of 49.7% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.973°N, 77.867°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 41.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.27 TMC (7.702 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.65 TMC (18.406 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.61 TMC (17.217 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 0.8 pp
- River basin
- Pennar
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.973°N, 77.867°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 41.8% | 7.702 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 41.8% | 8 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 41.1% | 8 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 41.1% | 8 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 41.1% | 8 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 41.1% | 8 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 42.6% | 8 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 42.6% | 8 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 44.2% | 8 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 44.2% | 8 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 45.7% | 8 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 47.4% | 9 |