Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · CENTRAL region
Tawa
Tawa Dam
84.2% full
Gross capacity
71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM)
Live capacity
70.4 TMC (1,993 MCM)
River
Tawa
Basin
Narmada
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
MP
Coordinates
22.617°N, 77.933°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Tawa Dam has a gross capacity of 71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM), of which 70.4 TMC (1,993 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 84% full, holding 57.8 TMC (1,636 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 70.4 TMC (1,993 MCM)
- Current storage
- 57.8 TMC (1,636 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
84.2%vs 7 days ago
+4.7%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-15.8%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: CENTRAL.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Tawa Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Tawa Dam is filled to 84.2% of its total capacity, holding 57.8 TMC (1,636 MCM) of a gross 71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 70.4 TMC (1,993 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.7 percentage points, and it is 15.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Tawa Dam — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 4.5% (June 4, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (September 14, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by MP primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Narmada basin at 22.617°N, 77.933°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 84.2%
- Water stored
- 57.8 TMC (1,636 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 70.4 TMC (1,993 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 15.8 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Tawa
- River basin
- Narmada
- Operator
- MP
- Coordinates
- 22.617°N, 77.933°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 84.2% | 1,636 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 79.5% | 1,545 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 75.8% | 1,474 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 68.6% | 1,333 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 56.3% | 1,095 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 46.2% | 899 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 37.8% | 735 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 23.5% | 457 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 13.6% | 264 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 10.8% | 209 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 8.8% | 172 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 7.6% | 148 |