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Salaulim

Salaulim Dam

100.0% of gross capacity

Gross capacity

8.0 TMC (227 MCM)

Live capacity

8.0 TMC (227 MCM)

River

Salaulim

Basin

West Flowing

Primary use

water supply

Operator

PWD GOA

Coordinates

15.200°N, 74.120°E

Last updated

2026-10-22

Capacity in TMC

Salaulim Dam has a gross capacity of 8.0 TMC (227 MCM); it is currently at 100% of gross capacity, holding 8.0 TMC (227 MCM).

Gross capacity
8.0 TMC (227 MCM)
Live capacity
8.0 TMC (227 MCM)
Current storage
8.0 TMC (227 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

100.0%
High

vs 7 days ago

0.0 pp

stable

vs 1 year ago

0.0 pp

year-over-year

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

100%of normal

100.0% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 100.0% for October across 2 years of readings (0.0 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Extremely dry

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Salaulim had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall 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 −2.45). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →

Weekly storage

Fill history — multi-year

About this reservoir

Data source

official

Storage data: CWC. CWC region: WESTERN.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 15.200°N, 74.120°E · Open in Google Maps

About Salaulim Dam

As of October 22, 2026, Salaulim Dam is filled to 100.0% of its gross capacity, holding 8.0 TMC (227 MCM) of a gross 8.0 TMC (227 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Salaulim Dam — 77 data points between April 3, 2025 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.8% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (June 26, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around May.

It is operated by PWD GOA primarily for water supply. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 15.200°N, 74.120°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
100.0% of total capacity
Water stored
8.0 TMC (227 MCM)
Total capacity
8.0 TMC (227 MCM)
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
No change
Primary use
Water supply
River
Salaulim
River basin
West Flowing
Operator
PWD GOA
Coordinates
15.200°N, 74.120°E
Last updated
October 22, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
22 Oct 2026100.0%227
15 Oct 2026100.0%227
8 Oct 2026100.0%227
1 Oct 2026100.0%227
24 Sep 2026100.0%227
17 Sep 2026100.0%227
10 Sep 2026100.0%227
3 Sep 2026100.0%227
27 Aug 2026100.0%227
20 Aug 2026100.0%227
13 Aug 2026100.0%227
6 Aug 2026100.0%227

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