Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Tandava Reservoir
60.1% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
5.0 TMC (140.451 MCM)
Live capacity
4.4 TMC (124.594 MCM)
Basin
Other
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
17.611°N, 82.437°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Tandava Reservoir has a gross capacity of 5.0 TMC (140.451 MCM), of which 4.4 TMC (124.594 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 60.1% of gross capacity, holding 3.0 TMC (84.384 MCM) (67.7% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 5.0 TMC (140.451 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 4.4 TMC (124.594 MCM)
- Current storage
- 3.0 TMC (84.384 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
60.1%vs 22 Oct 2026
+5.0 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Tandava Reservoir 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 −0.17). 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. 17.611°N, 82.437°E · Open in Google Maps
About Tandava Reservoir
As of October 28, 2026, Tandava Reservoir is filled to 60.1% of its gross capacity, holding 3.0 TMC (84.384 MCM) of a gross 5.0 TMC (140.451 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 4.4 TMC (124.594 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 5.0 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Tandava Reservoir — 14 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 45.2% (September 16, 2026) to a high of 82.7% (July 22, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Other basin at 17.611°N, 82.437°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 60.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 3.0 TMC (84.384 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 5.0 TMC (140.451 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 4.4 TMC (124.594 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 5.0 pp
- River basin
- Other
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 17.611°N, 82.437°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 60.1% | 84.384 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 52.4% | 74 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 55.0% | 77 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 45.2% | 63 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 51.8% | 73 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 60.4% | 85 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 67.5% | 95 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 76.0% | 107 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 82.4% | 116 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 82.7% | 116 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 82.7% | 116 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 82.7% | 116 |