Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Sardar Sarovar (SSP)
Sardar Sarovar Dam
87.6% full
Gross capacity
334.1 TMC (9,460 MCM)
Live capacity
204.8 TMC (5,800 MCM)
River
Narmada
Basin
Narmada
Primary use
multiple
Operator
SSNNL
Coordinates
21.831°N, 73.742°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Sardar Sarovar (SSP) Dam has a gross capacity of 334.1 TMC (9,460 MCM), of which 204.8 TMC (5,800 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 88% full, holding 178.3 TMC (5,048 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 334.1 TMC (9,460 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 204.8 TMC (5,800 MCM)
- Current storage
- 178.3 TMC (5,048 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
87.6%vs 7 days ago
+5.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+2.8%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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. 21.831, 73.742 · Open in Google Maps
About Sardar Sarovar Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Sardar Sarovar Dam is filled to 87.6% of its total capacity, holding 178.3 TMC (5,048 MCM) of a gross 334.1 TMC (9,460 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 204.8 TMC (5,800 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 5.9 percentage points, and it is 2.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Sardar Sarovar Dam — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 12.9% (July 3, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (September 21, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by SSNNL primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Narmada basin at 21.831°N, 73.742°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.6%
- Water stored
- 178.3 TMC (5,048 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 334.1 TMC (9,460 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 204.8 TMC (5,800 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 5.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.8 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Narmada
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- SSNNL
- Coordinates
- 21.831°N, 73.742°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 87.6% | 5,048 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 81.8% | 4,710 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 76.5% | 4,403 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 79.5% | 4,577 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 77.2% | 4,447 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 67.7% | 3,898 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 50.8% | 2,926 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 47.3% | 2,722 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 41.8% | 2,407 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 43.9% | 2,527 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 40.7% | 2,344 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 43.0% | 2,477 |