Reservoir · Rajasthan · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Rana Pratap Sagar
Rana Pratap Sagar Reservoir
63.0% full
Gross capacity
104.9 TMC (2,970 MCM)
Live capacity
78.0 TMC (2,208 MCM)
River
Chambal
Basin
Ganga
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
RRVUNL
Coordinates
24.933°N, 75.583°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Rana Pratap Sagar has a gross capacity of 104.9 TMC (2,970 MCM), of which 78.0 TMC (2,208 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 63% full, holding 31.9 TMC (904 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 104.9 TMC (2,970 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 78.0 TMC (2,208 MCM)
- Current storage
- 31.9 TMC (904 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 CWC, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
63.0%vs 7 days ago
+16.0 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-37.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
74%of normal
63.0% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 85.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-22.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Rana Pratap Sagar 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 −0.21). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 24.933°N, 75.583°E · Open in Google Maps
About Rana Pratap Sagar Reservoir
As of October 22, 2026, Rana Pratap Sagar Reservoir has a published fill of 63.0%, holding 31.9 TMC (904 MCM). Gross capacity is 104.9 TMC (2,970 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 78.0 TMC (2,208 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 16.0 percentage points, and it is 37.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Rana Pratap Sagar Reservoir — 169 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.0% (March 7, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (September 29, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by RRVUNL primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Ganga basin at 24.933°N, 75.583°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 63.0%
- Water stored
- 31.9 TMC (904 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 104.9 TMC (2,970 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 78.0 TMC (2,208 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 16.0 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 37.0 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Chambal
- River basin
- Ganga
- Operator
- RRVUNL
- Coordinates
- 24.933°N, 75.583°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 63.0% | 904 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 46.9% | 674 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 45.6% | 655 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 46.7% | 670 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 47.9% | 688 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 47.5% | 682 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 47.3% | 679 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 44.8% | 644 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 45.3% | 650 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 44.2% | 635 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 40.8% | 585 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 35.9% | 515 |