Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Somasila
Somasila Dam
25.4% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
78.0 TMC (2,209 MCM)
Live capacity
70.4 TMC (1,994 MCM)
River
Pennar
Basin
East Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
AP
Coordinates
14.817°N, 79.550°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Somasila Dam has a gross capacity of 78.0 TMC (2,209 MCM), of which 70.4 TMC (1,994 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 25.4% of gross capacity, holding 19.8 TMC (562 MCM) (28.2% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 78.0 TMC (2,209 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 70.4 TMC (1,994 MCM)
- Current storage
- 19.8 TMC (562 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
25.4%vs 22 Oct 2026
+0.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Somasila had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.50). 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. 14.817°N, 79.550°E · Open in Google Maps
About Somasila Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Somasila Dam is filled to 25.4% of its gross capacity, holding 19.8 TMC (562 MCM) of a gross 78.0 TMC (2,209 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 70.4 TMC (1,994 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Somasila Dam — 26 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 10.9% (September 17, 2026) to a high of 44.4% (June 25, 2026).
It is operated by AP primarily for irrigation. It lies within the East Flowing basin at 14.817°N, 79.550°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 25.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 19.8 TMC (562 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 78.0 TMC (2,209 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 70.4 TMC (1,994 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 0.3 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Pennar
- River basin
- East Flowing
- Operator
- AP
- Coordinates
- 14.817°N, 79.550°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 25.4% | 562 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 25.1% | 555 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 16.9% | 338 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 16.9% | 336 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 16.6% | 330 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 12.7% | 253 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 10.9% | 218 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 19.6% | 434 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 12.5% | 249 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 21.3% | 469 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 15.1% | 301 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 23.6% | 522 |