Reservoir · Odisha · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Sapua
100.0% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
Live capacity
0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
20.590°N, 85.294°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Sapua Dam has a gross capacity of 0.21 TMC (6 MCM); it is currently at 100% of gross capacity, holding 0.21 TMC (6 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.21 TMC (6 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%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
0.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
103%of normal
100.0% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 97.0% for October across 4 years of readings (+3.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Sapua had more rain than 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 +1.24). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. 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. 20.590°N, 85.294°E · Open in Google Maps
About Sapua
As of October 22, 2026, Sapua is filled to 100.0% of its gross capacity, holding 0.21 TMC (6 MCM) of a gross 0.21 TMC (6 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 Sapua — 171 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 50.0% (August 26, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (September 21, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 20.590°N, 85.294°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.21 TMC (6 MCM)
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 20.590°N, 85.294°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |