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Ramganga (Corbett Dam)

Ramganga Dam

68.7% 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

2026-09-10

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 69% full, holding 53.3 TMC (1,509 MCM).

Gross capacity
86.3 TMC (2,444 MCM)
Live capacity
77.4 TMC (2,192 MCM)
Current storage
53.3 TMC (1,509 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

68.7%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

+7.9%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

-12.4%

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: 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 10, 2026, Ramganga Dam is filled to 68.7% of its total capacity, holding 53.3 TMC (1,509 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 7.9 percentage points, and it is 12.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Ramganga Dam — 166 data points between June 7, 2023 and September 10, 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
68.7%
Water stored
53.3 TMC (1,509 MCM)
Total capacity
86.3 TMC (2,444 MCM)
Usable capacity
77.4 TMC (2,192 MCM)
7-day change
▲ 7.9 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 12.4 pts
Primary use
Irrigation
River
Ramganga
River basin
Ganga
Operator
UP
Coordinates
29.567°N, 78.900°E
Last updated
September 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Sep 202668.7%1,509
3 Sep 202660.8%1,335
27 Aug 202655.3%1,214
20 Aug 202651.0%1,120
13 Aug 202644.3%972
6 Aug 202640.0%878
30 Jul 202636.5%802
23 Jul 202634.4%754
16 Jul 202632.5%715
9 Jul 202629.3%644
2 Jul 202629.5%647
25 Jun 202632.7%719

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