Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Prakasam Barrage
87.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
3.1 TMC (86.961 MCM)
Live capacity
2.3 TMC (64.874 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
16.507°N, 80.605°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Prakasam Barrage has a gross capacity of 3.1 TMC (86.961 MCM), of which 2.3 TMC (64.874 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 87.7% of gross capacity, holding 2.7 TMC (76.257 MCM) (117.5% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 3.1 TMC (86.961 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 2.3 TMC (64.874 MCM)
- Current storage
- 2.7 TMC (76.257 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
87.7%vs 22 Oct 2026
-10.8 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Prakasam Barrage had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.73). 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. 16.507°N, 80.605°E · Open in Google Maps
About Prakasam Barrage
As of October 28, 2026, Prakasam Barrage is filled to 87.7% of its gross capacity, holding 2.7 TMC (76.257 MCM) of a gross 3.1 TMC (86.961 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 2.3 TMC (64.874 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has fallen by 10.8 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Prakasam Barrage — 14 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 82.1% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (August 13, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Krishna basin at 16.507°N, 80.605°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2.7 TMC (76.257 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 3.1 TMC (86.961 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 2.3 TMC (64.874 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 10.8 pp
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 16.507°N, 80.605°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 87.7% | 76.257 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 88.6% | 77 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 98.5% | 86 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 89.6% | 78 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 87 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 87 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 87 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 87 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 87 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 99.3% | 86 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 97.0% | 84 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 97.0% | 84 |