Reservoir · Odisha · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Salanadi
67.5% 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
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Salanadi Dam has a gross capacity of 19.7 TMC (558 MCM); it is currently at 68% full, holding 13.3 TMC (377 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
- Current storage
- 13.3 TMC (377 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
67.5%vs 7 days ago
-2.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
-3.1%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs September average
102%of normal
67.5% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 66.0% for September across 4 years of readings (+1.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Extremely wet
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Salanadi had exceptionally wet, seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +2.80). 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: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 21.291, 86.296 · Open in Google Maps
About Salanadi
As of September 24, 2026, Salanadi is filled to 67.5% of its total capacity, holding 13.3 TMC (377 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 2.5 percentage points, and it is 3.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Salanadi — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 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
- 67.5%
- Water stored
- 13.3 TMC (377 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 19.7 TMC (558 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 3.1 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 21.291°N, 86.296°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 67.5% | 377 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 70.0% | 391 |
| 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 |