Reservoir · Punjab · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Ranjit Sagar (Thein)
Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir
51.8% full
Gross capacity
115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM)
Live capacity
102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM)
River
Ravi
Basin
Indus
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
PSPCL
Coordinates
32.534°N, 75.656°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Ranjit Sagar (Thein) has a gross capacity of 115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM), of which 102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 52% full, holding 42.9 TMC (1,214 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM)
- Current storage
- 42.9 TMC (1,214 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
51.8%vs 7 days ago
-6.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-36.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: NORTHERN.
Catchment Weather
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About Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir
As of September 10, 2026, Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir is filled to 51.8% of its total capacity, holding 42.9 TMC (1,214 MCM) of a gross 115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 6.2 percentage points, and it is 36.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.0% (February 20, 2025) to a high of 97.1% (September 5, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by PSPCL primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Indus basin at 32.534°N, 75.656°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 51.8%
- Water stored
- 42.9 TMC (1,214 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 6.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 36.9 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Ravi
- River basin
- Indus
- Operator
- PSPCL
- Coordinates
- 32.534°N, 75.656°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 51.8% | 1,214 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 57.9% | 1,358 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 58.9% | 1,380 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 58.6% | 1,374 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 50.9% | 1,192 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 50.0% | 1,172 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 45.8% | 1,074 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 34.9% | 817 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 29.6% | 695 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 31.7% | 744 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 31.7% | 744 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 35.9% | 842 |