Reservoir · Telangana · India · AP-WRIMS
Srisailam
Srisailam Dam
25.9% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
215.8 TMC (6,111 MCM)
Live capacity
205.6 TMC (5,823 MCM)
Basin
Krishna
Primary use
multiple
Operator
AP/TS
Coordinates
16.094°N, 78.882°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Srisailam Dam has a gross capacity of 215.8 TMC (6,111 MCM), of which 205.6 TMC (5,823 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 25.9% of gross capacity, holding 56.0 TMC (1,585 MCM) (27.2% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 215.8 TMC (6,111 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 205.6 TMC (5,823 MCM)
- Current storage
- 56.0 TMC (1,585 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
25.9%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.9 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Srisailam had extremely little rain for the season, a shortfall seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −2.34). 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. 16.094°N, 78.882°E · Open in Google Maps
About Srisailam Dam
As of October 27, 2026, Srisailam Dam is filled to 25.9% of its gross capacity, holding 56.0 TMC (1,585 MCM) of a gross 215.8 TMC (6,111 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 205.6 TMC (5,823 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Srisailam Dam — 26 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.9% (July 23, 2026) to a high of 85.8% (August 13, 2026).
It is operated by AP/TS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Krishna basin at 16.094°N, 78.882°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 25.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 56.0 TMC (1,585 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 215.8 TMC (6,111 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 205.6 TMC (5,823 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.9 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Krishna
- Operator
- AP/TS
- Coordinates
- 16.094°N, 78.882°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 25.9% | 1,585 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 26.8% | 1,640 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 28.7% | 1,728 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 33.0% | 1,986 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 38.8% | 2,332 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 43.3% | 2,604 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 50.0% | 3,005 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 52.2% | 3,192 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 58.3% | 3,508 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 3,675 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 66.9% | 4,024 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 68.2% | 4,170 |