Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · CWC
Rajathoppukanar
6.3% full
Gross capacity
0.04 TMC (1 MCM)
Live capacity
0.04 TMC (1 MCM)
Basin
Palar
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
13.025°N, 79.076°E
Last updated
2026-09-11
Capacity in TMC
Rajathoppukanar Dam has a gross capacity of 0.04 TMC (1 MCM); it is currently at 6% full, holding 0.00 TMC (0 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.04 TMC (1 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.04 TMC (1 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.00 TMC (0 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
6.3%vs 7 days ago
-0.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Rajathoppukanar
As of September 11, 2026, Rajathoppukanar is filled to 6.3% of its total capacity, holding 0.00 TMC (0 MCM) of a gross 0.04 TMC (1 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.6 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Rajathoppukanar — 6 data points between July 2, 2026 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 6.3% (September 11, 2026) to a high of 18.1% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Palar basin at 13.025°N, 79.076°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 6.3%
- Water stored
- 0.00 TMC (0 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.04 TMC (1 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.6 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River basin
- Palar
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 13.025°N, 79.076°E
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 6.3% | 0 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 7.0% | 0 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 7.7% | 0 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | 8.9% | 0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 10.2% | 0 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 18.1% | 0 |