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Subsidiary Reservoir -I

20.0% full

Gross capacity

2.1 TMC (60 MCM)

Live capacity

1.8 TMC (52 MCM)

River

Pennar

Basin

Pennar

Operator

AP Water Resources Dept

Coordinates

14.846°N, 78.714°E

Last updated

2026-10-14

Capacity in TMC

Subsidiary Reservoir -I has a gross capacity of 2.1 TMC (60 MCM), of which 1.8 TMC (52 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 20% full, holding 0.42 TMC (12 MCM).

Gross capacity
2.1 TMC (60 MCM)
Live capacity
1.8 TMC (52 MCM)
Current storage
0.42 TMC (12 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

20.0%
Low

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Moderately dry

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Subsidiary Reservoir -I had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.37). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →

Weekly storage

Fill history — multi-year

About this reservoir

Data source

official

Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 14.846, 78.714 · Open in Google Maps

About Subsidiary Reservoir -I

As of October 14, 2026, Subsidiary Reservoir -I is filled to 20.0% of its total capacity, holding 0.42 TMC (12 MCM) of a gross 2.1 TMC (60 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 1.8 TMC (52 MCM) is live storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).

Across the readings we hold for Subsidiary Reservoir -I — 1 data points between October 14, 2026 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.0% (October 14, 2026) to a high of 20.0% (October 14, 2026).

It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Pennar basin at 14.846°N, 78.714°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
20.0%
Water stored
0.42 TMC (12 MCM)
Total capacity
2.1 TMC (60 MCM)
Usable capacity
1.8 TMC (52 MCM)
7-day change
No change
River
Pennar
River basin
Pennar
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
14.846°N, 78.714°E
Last updated
October 14, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
14 Oct 202620.0%12

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