Reservoir · Chhattisgarh · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Sondur
Sondur Dam
82.9% full
Gross capacity
13.1 TMC (372 MCM)
Live capacity
12.1 TMC (343 MCM)
River
Sondur
Basin
Mahanadi
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
CG
Coordinates
20.533°N, 81.917°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Sondur Dam has a gross capacity of 13.1 TMC (372 MCM), of which 12.1 TMC (343 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 83% full, holding 5.3 TMC (149 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 13.1 TMC (372 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 12.1 TMC (343 MCM)
- Current storage
- 5.3 TMC (149 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
82.9%vs 7 days ago
+4.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+8.5%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
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About Sondur Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Sondur Dam is filled to 82.9% of its total capacity, holding 5.3 TMC (149 MCM) of a gross 13.1 TMC (372 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 12.1 TMC (343 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.9 percentage points, and it is 8.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Sondur Dam — 73 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.2% (May 8, 2025) to a high of 83.7% (August 6, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by CG primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Mahanadi basin at 20.533°N, 81.917°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 82.9%
- Water stored
- 5.3 TMC (149 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 13.1 TMC (372 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 12.1 TMC (343 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 8.5 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Sondur
- River basin
- Mahanadi
- Operator
- CG
- Coordinates
- 20.533°N, 81.917°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 82.9% | 149 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 77.9% | 140 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 69.2% | 124 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 69.3% | 124 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 69.9% | 126 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 77.1% | 138 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 83.2% | 149 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 83.7% | 150 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 75.0% | 135 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 68.4% | 123 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 66.5% | 119 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 76.5% | 137 |