Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Sabarmati
49.6% full
Gross capacity
26.0 TMC (735 MCM)
Live capacity
26.0 TMC (735 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
24.004°N, 72.854°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Sabarmati Dam has a gross capacity of 26.0 TMC (735 MCM); it is currently at 50% full, holding 12.9 TMC (365 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 26.0 TMC (735 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 26.0 TMC (735 MCM)
- Current storage
- 12.9 TMC (365 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
49.6%vs 7 days ago
+1.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-49.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
70%of normal
49.6% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 71.0% for September across 3 years of readings (-21.4 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Sabarmati 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 −0.73). 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: UNKNOWN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 24.004, 72.854 · Open in Google Maps
About Sabarmati
As of September 24, 2026, Sabarmati is filled to 49.6% of its total capacity, holding 12.9 TMC (365 MCM) of a gross 26.0 TMC (735 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.6 percentage points, and it is 49.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Sabarmati — 85 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 33.1% (June 19, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (October 9, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 49.6%
- Water stored
- 12.9 TMC (365 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 26.0 TMC (735 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 49.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 24.004°N, 72.854°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 49.6% | 365 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 48.0% | 353 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 47.7% | 350 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 48.1% | 354 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 48.5% | 357 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 48.6% | 357 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 45.4% | 334 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 44.1% | 324 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 42.8% | 314 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 41.5% | 305 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 42.2% | 310 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 43.1% | 316 |