Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Sarvepalli Reservoir
87.8% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
1.7 TMC (49 MCM)
Live capacity
1.7 TMC (49 MCM)
Basin
Other
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.327°N, 80.012°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Sarvepalli Reservoir has a gross capacity of 1.7 TMC (49 MCM); it is currently at 87.8% of gross capacity, holding 1.5 TMC (43 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.7 TMC (49 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.7 TMC (49 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.5 TMC (43 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
87.8%vs 22 Oct 2026
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Sarvepalli Reservoir had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.32). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 14.327°N, 80.012°E · Open in Google Maps
About Sarvepalli Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Sarvepalli Reservoir is filled to 87.8% of its gross capacity, holding 1.5 TMC (43 MCM) of a gross 1.7 TMC (49 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Sarvepalli Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 71.8% (August 27, 2026) to a high of 87.8% (October 22, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Other basin at 14.327°N, 80.012°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.5 TMC (43 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.7 TMC (49 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- No change
- River basin
- Other
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 14.327°N, 80.012°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 87.8% | 43 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 87.8% | 43 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 77.0% | 38 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 72.8% | 36 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 72.8% | 36 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 71.8% | 35 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 74.8% | 37 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 79.3% | 39 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 82.6% | 41 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 84.3% | 42 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 87.7% | 43 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 80.3% | 40 |