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Supa (Kalinadi)

Supa Dam

51.7% full

Gross capacity

42.7 TMC (1,208 MCM)

Live capacity

38.3 TMC (1,084 MCM)

River

Kali

Basin

West Flowing

Primary use

hydropower

Operator

KPCL

Coordinates

15.083°N, 74.567°E

Last updated

2026-10-22

Capacity in TMC

Supa (Kalinadi) Dam has a gross capacity of 42.7 TMC (1,208 MCM), of which 38.3 TMC (1,084 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 51.7% full, holding 75.2 TMC (2,129 MCM).

Gross capacity
42.7 TMC (1,208 MCM)
Live capacity
38.3 TMC (1,084 MCM)
Current storage
75.2 TMC (2,129 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 CWC, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.

Current fill

51.7%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-1.7 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-32.5 pp

year-over-year

7-day trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

70%of normal

51.7% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 74.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-22.3 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Extremely dry

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Supa (Kalinadi) 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 −2.83). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →

Weekly storage

Fill history — multi-year

About this reservoir

Data source

official

Storage data: CWC. CWC region: SOUTHERN.

Catchment Weather

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

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 15.083°N, 74.567°E · Open in Google Maps

About Supa Dam

As of October 22, 2026, Supa Dam has a published fill of 51.7%, holding 75.2 TMC (2,129 MCM). Gross capacity is 42.7 TMC (1,208 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 38.3 TMC (1,084 MCM) is live storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.7 percentage points, and it is 32.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Supa Dam — 170 data points between June 5, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.2% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 96.0% (September 12, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by KPCL primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 15.083°N, 74.567°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
51.7%
Water stored
75.2 TMC (2,129 MCM)
Total capacity
42.7 TMC (1,208 MCM)
Usable capacity
38.3 TMC (1,084 MCM)
7-day change
▼ 1.7 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 32.5 pp
Primary use
Hydroelectric power
River
Kali
River basin
West Flowing
Operator
KPCL
Coordinates
15.083°N, 74.567°E
Last updated
October 22, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
22 Oct 202651.7%2,129
15 Oct 202653.4%2,199
8 Oct 202655.4%2,282
1 Oct 202657.5%2,368
24 Sep 202658.5%2,408
17 Sep 202660.1%2,477
10 Sep 202662.2%2,563
3 Sep 202663.2%2,605
27 Aug 202661.1%2,519
20 Aug 202658.4%2,405
13 Aug 202654.3%2,237
6 Aug 202649.1%2,023

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