Reservoir · Uttarakhand · India · CWC · CENTRAL region
Ramganga (Corbett Dam)
Ramganga Dam
76.8% full
Gross capacity
86.3 TMC (2,444 MCM)
Live capacity
77.4 TMC (2,192 MCM)
River
Ramganga
Basin
Ganga
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
UP
Coordinates
29.567°N, 78.900°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Ramganga (Corbett Dam) has a gross capacity of 86.3 TMC (2,444 MCM), of which 77.4 TMC (2,192 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 77% full, holding 59.6 TMC (1,687 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 86.3 TMC (2,444 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 77.4 TMC (2,192 MCM)
- Current storage
- 59.6 TMC (1,687 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
76.8%vs 7 days ago
+2.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-11.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
101%of normal
76.8% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 76.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+0.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Ramganga (Corbett Dam) had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.78). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: CENTRAL.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 29.567, 78.900 · Open in Google Maps
About Ramganga Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Ramganga Dam is filled to 76.8% of its total capacity, holding 59.6 TMC (1,687 MCM) of a gross 86.3 TMC (2,444 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 77.4 TMC (2,192 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 2.6 percentage points, and it is 11.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ramganga Dam — 167 data points between June 7, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.0% (June 21, 2023) to a high of 95.4% (December 4, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by UP primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Ganga basin at 29.567°N, 78.900°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 76.8%
- Water stored
- 59.6 TMC (1,687 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 86.3 TMC (2,444 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 77.4 TMC (2,192 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 2.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 11.7 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Ramganga
- River basin
- Ganga
- Operator
- UP
- Coordinates
- 29.567°N, 78.900°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 76.8% | 1,687 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 74.3% | 1,631 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 68.7% | 1,509 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 60.8% | 1,335 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 55.3% | 1,214 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 51.0% | 1,120 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 44.3% | 972 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 40.0% | 878 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 36.5% | 802 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 34.4% | 754 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 32.5% | 715 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 29.3% | 644 |