Reservoir · Punjab · India · CWC · NORTHERN region
Ranjit Sagar (Thein)
Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir
39.9% 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
2026-10-22
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 39.9% full, holding 33.0 TMC (935 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM)
- Current storage
- 33.0 TMC (935 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
39.9%vs 7 days ago
+1.2 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-45.4 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
74%of normal
39.9% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 54.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-14.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Ranjit Sagar (Thein) 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 +0.31). 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. 32.534°N, 75.656°E · Open in Google Maps
About Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir
As of October 22, 2026, Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir has a published fill of 39.9%, holding 33.0 TMC (935 MCM). Gross capacity is 115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.2 percentage points, and it is 45.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ranjit Sagar Dam / Thein Reservoir — 171 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 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
- 39.9%
- Water stored
- 33.0 TMC (935 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 115.8 TMC (3,280 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 102.8 TMC (2,910 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 45.4 pp
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Ravi
- River basin
- Indus
- Operator
- PSPCL
- Coordinates
- 32.534°N, 75.656°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 39.9% | 935 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 38.7% | 906 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 40.7% | 955 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 43.5% | 1,021 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 45.8% | 1,073 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 47.8% | 1,120 |
| 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 |