Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Sukhi
Sukhi Dam
85.8% full
Gross capacity
5.9 TMC (166 MCM)
Live capacity
5.7 TMC (160 MCM)
River
Sukhi
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
GUJARAT
Coordinates
21.817°N, 72.033°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Sukhi Dam has a gross capacity of 5.9 TMC (166 MCM), of which 5.7 TMC (160 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 86% full, holding 5.0 TMC (143 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 5.9 TMC (166 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 5.7 TMC (160 MCM)
- Current storage
- 5.0 TMC (143 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
85.8%vs 7 days ago
+1.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-8.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
100%of normal
85.8% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 86.0% for September across 4 years of readings (-0.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Sukhi 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 +0.15). 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. CWC region: UNKNOWN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 21.817, 72.033 · Open in Google Maps
About Sukhi Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Sukhi Dam is filled to 85.8% of its total capacity, holding 5.0 TMC (143 MCM) of a gross 5.9 TMC (166 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 5.7 TMC (160 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.2 pts), and it is 8.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Sukhi Dam — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.0% (June 8, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (December 4, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by GUJARAT primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 21.817°N, 72.033°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 85.8%
- Water stored
- 5.0 TMC (143 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 5.9 TMC (166 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 5.7 TMC (160 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 8.9 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Sukhi
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- GUJARAT
- Coordinates
- 21.817°N, 72.033°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 85.8% | 143 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 84.6% | 141 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 83.2% | 139 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 83.6% | 140 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 83.6% | 140 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 83.2% | 139 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 80.7% | 135 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 80.6% | 135 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 74.1% | 124 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 69.1% | 115 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 69.3% | 116 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 69.4% | 116 |