Reservoir · Odisha · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Salanadi
66.0% full
Gross capacity
19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
Live capacity
19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
21.291°N, 86.296°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Salanadi Dam has a gross capacity of 19.7 TMC (558 MCM); it is currently at 66% full, holding 13.0 TMC (368 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
- Current storage
- 13.0 TMC (368 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
66.0%vs 7 days ago
-3.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
-3.0%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: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Salanadi
As of September 10, 2026, Salanadi is filled to 66.0% of its total capacity, holding 13.0 TMC (368 MCM) of a gross 19.7 TMC (558 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 3.3 percentage points, and it is 3.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Salanadi — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 31.0% (August 8, 2024) to a high of 99.8% (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
- 66.0%
- Water stored
- 13.0 TMC (368 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 3.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 3.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 21.291°N, 86.296°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 66.0% | 368 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 69.2% | 386 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 72.0% | 402 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 99.7% | 556 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 99.7% | 556 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 99.7% | 556 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 99.7% | 556 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 99.7% | 556 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 60.6% | 338 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 60.6% | 338 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 55.4% | 309 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 55.4% | 309 |