Reservoir · Chhattisgarh · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Tandula
Tandula Dam
80.0% full
Gross capacity
11.9 TMC (338 MCM)
Live capacity
10.1 TMC (286 MCM)
River
Sheonath
Basin
Mahanadi
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
CG
Coordinates
20.911°N, 80.994°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Tandula Dam has a gross capacity of 11.9 TMC (338 MCM), of which 10.1 TMC (286 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 80% full, holding 8.8 TMC (250 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 11.9 TMC (338 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 10.1 TMC (286 MCM)
- Current storage
- 8.8 TMC (250 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
80.0%vs 7 days ago
+1.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-16.8%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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. 20.911, 80.994 · Open in Google Maps
About Tandula Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Tandula Dam is filled to 80.0% of its total capacity, holding 8.8 TMC (250 MCM) of a gross 11.9 TMC (338 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 10.1 TMC (286 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.2 pts), and it is 16.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Tandula Dam — 160 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 6.0% (July 11, 2024) to a high of 96.9% (October 7, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by CG primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Mahanadi basin at 20.911°N, 80.994°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 80.0%
- Water stored
- 8.8 TMC (250 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 11.9 TMC (338 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 10.1 TMC (286 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 16.8 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Sheonath
- River basin
- Mahanadi
- Operator
- CG
- Coordinates
- 20.911°N, 80.994°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 80.0% | 250 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 78.7% | 246 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 74.7% | 233 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 73.9% | 230 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 72.2% | 225 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 68.7% | 214 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 46.3% | 144 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 44.0% | 137 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 43.1% | 134 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 43.4% | 135 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 41.5% | 130 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 41.9% | 131 |