Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Sir Aurthur Cotton Barrage
100.0% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
2.9 TMC (83 MCM)
Live capacity
2.1 TMC (60 MCM)
Basin
Godavari
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
16.936°N, 81.761°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Sir Aurthur Cotton Barrage has a gross capacity of 2.9 TMC (83 MCM), of which 2.1 TMC (60 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 100% of gross capacity, holding 2.9 TMC (83 MCM) (138.3% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 2.9 TMC (83 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 2.1 TMC (60 MCM)
- Current storage
- 2.9 TMC (83 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
100.0%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
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Sir Aurthur Cotton Barrage 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 −0.71). 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. 16.936°N, 81.761°E · Open in Google Maps
About Sir Aurthur Cotton Barrage
As of October 27, 2026, Sir Aurthur Cotton Barrage is filled to 100.0% of its gross capacity, holding 2.9 TMC (83 MCM) of a gross 2.9 TMC (83 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 2.1 TMC (60 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Sir Aurthur Cotton Barrage — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 89.4% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (July 15, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Godavari basin at 16.936°N, 81.761°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2.9 TMC (83 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 2.9 TMC (83 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 2.1 TMC (60 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- No change
- River basin
- Godavari
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 16.936°N, 81.761°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 100.0% | 83 |