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Surya

94.8% of gross capacity

Gross capacity

9.7 TMC (276 MCM)

Live capacity

9.7 TMC (276 MCM)

Primary use

multiple

Operator

CWC

Coordinates

19.924°N, 72.994°E

Last updated

2026-10-22

Capacity in TMC

Surya Dam has a gross capacity of 9.7 TMC (276 MCM); it is currently at 94.8% of gross capacity, holding 9.3 TMC (262 MCM).

Gross capacity
9.7 TMC (276 MCM)
Live capacity
9.7 TMC (276 MCM)
Current storage
9.3 TMC (262 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

94.8%
High

vs 7 days ago

-1.3 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-3.0 pp

year-over-year

7-day trend

↓

falling

Drought context

Storage vs October average

96%of normal

94.8% full on 2026-10-22, against an average of 99.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.2 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Surya 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 +0.21). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →

Weekly storage

Fill history — multi-year

About this reservoir

Data source

official

Storage data: CWC. CWC region: WESTERN.

Catchment Weather

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

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 19.924°N, 72.994°E · Open in Google Maps

About Surya

As of October 22, 2026, Surya is filled to 94.8% of its gross capacity, holding 9.3 TMC (262 MCM) of a gross 9.7 TMC (276 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.3 percentage points, and it is 3.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Surya — 170 data points between June 8, 2023 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.0% (June 20, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (July 27, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 19.924°N, 72.994°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
94.8% of total capacity
Water stored
9.3 TMC (262 MCM)
Total capacity
9.7 TMC (276 MCM)
7-day change
▼ 1.3 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 3.0 pp
Primary use
Multipurpose
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
19.924°N, 72.994°E
Last updated
October 22, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
22 Oct 202694.8%262
15 Oct 202696.1%265
8 Oct 202696.1%265
1 Oct 202695.8%264
24 Sep 202695.0%262
17 Sep 202691.8%253
10 Sep 202687.8%242
3 Sep 202685.6%236
27 Aug 202684.0%232
20 Aug 202680.9%223
13 Aug 202677.9%215
6 Aug 202675.1%207

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