Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · KSEB
Sholayar
89.5% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
5.0 TMC (143 MCM)
Live capacity
5.0 TMC (143 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
10.298°N, 76.880°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Sholayar Dam has a gross capacity of 5.0 TMC (143 MCM); it is currently at 89.5% of gross capacity, holding 4.5 TMC (128 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 5.0 TMC (143 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.0 TMC (143 MCM)
- Current storage
- 4.5 TMC (128 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 KSEB, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
89.5%vs 22 Oct 2026
+69.9 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Sholayar had rain close to 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 −0.92). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: KSEB.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 10.298°N, 76.880°E · Open in Google Maps
About Sholayar
As of October 27, 2026, Sholayar is filled to 89.5% of its gross capacity, holding 4.5 TMC (128 MCM) of a gross 5.0 TMC (143 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 69.9 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Sholayar — 25 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.3% (July 6, 2026) to a high of 89.5% (October 23, 2026).
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 10.298°N, 76.880°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 89.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 4.5 TMC (128 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 5.0 TMC (143 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 69.9 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 10.298°N, 76.880°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 89.5% | 128 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 89.5% | 128 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 19.6% | 28 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 18.9% | 27 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 28.0% | 40 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 28.7% | 41 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 30.1% | 43 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 86.4% | 124 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 34.3% | 49 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 43.4% | 62 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 81.2% | 116 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 47.5% | 68 |