Reservoir · Himachal Pradesh · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Pong (Maharana Pratap Sagar)
Pong Dam / Maharana Pratap Sagar
73.8% full
Gross capacity
302.6 TMC (8,570 MCM)
Live capacity
257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM)
River
Beas
Basin
Indus
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
BBMB
Coordinates
31.917°N, 75.933°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Pong (Maharana Pratap Sagar) has a gross capacity of 302.6 TMC (8,570 MCM), of which 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 74% full, holding 160.5 TMC (4,544 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 302.6 TMC (8,570 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM)
- Current storage
- 160.5 TMC (4,544 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
73.8%vs 7 days ago
+2.4%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-20.3%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: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Pong Dam / Maharana Pratap Sagar
As of September 10, 2026, Pong Dam / Maharana Pratap Sagar is filled to 73.8% of its total capacity, holding 160.5 TMC (4,544 MCM) of a gross 302.6 TMC (8,570 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 2.4 percentage points, and it is 20.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Pong Dam / Maharana Pratap Sagar — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 9.1% (June 19, 2025) to a high of 99.8% (September 18, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by BBMB primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Indus basin at 31.917°N, 75.933°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.8%
- Water stored
- 160.5 TMC (4,544 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 302.6 TMC (8,570 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 257.4 TMC (7,290 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 2.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 20.3 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Beas
- River basin
- Indus
- Operator
- BBMB
- Coordinates
- 31.917°N, 75.933°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 73.8% | 4,544 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 71.4% | 4,398 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 66.7% | 4,104 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 61.9% | 3,814 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 53.6% | 3,301 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 47.0% | 2,892 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 40.4% | 2,486 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 31.8% | 1,960 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 28.8% | 1,770 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 26.7% | 1,645 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 25.6% | 1,575 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 27.4% | 1,684 |