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Reservoir · Madhya Pradesh · India · CWC · CENTRAL region

Tawa

Tawa Dam

75.8% 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

2026-09-10

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 76% full, holding 52.1 TMC (1,474 MCM).

Gross capacity
71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM)
Live capacity
70.4 TMC (1,993 MCM)
Current storage
52.1 TMC (1,474 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

75.8%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

+7.3%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

-24.2%

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

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 22.617, 77.933 · Open in Google Maps

About Tawa Dam

As of September 10, 2026, Tawa Dam is filled to 75.8% of its total capacity, holding 52.1 TMC (1,474 MCM) of a gross 71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. 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 7.3 percentage points, and it is 24.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Tawa Dam — 164 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 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
75.8%
Water stored
52.1 TMC (1,474 MCM)
Total capacity
71.1 TMC (2,014 MCM)
Usable capacity
70.4 TMC (1,993 MCM)
7-day change
▲ 7.3 pts
Year-on-year
▼ 24.2 pts
Primary use
Irrigation
River
Tawa
River basin
Narmada
Operator
MP
Coordinates
22.617°N, 77.933°E
Last updated
September 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Sep 202675.8%1,474
3 Sep 202668.6%1,333
27 Aug 202656.3%1,095
20 Aug 202646.2%899
13 Aug 202637.8%735
6 Aug 202623.5%457
30 Jul 202613.6%264
23 Jul 202610.8%209
16 Jul 20268.8%172
9 Jul 20267.6%148
2 Jul 20265.1%99
25 Jun 20264.5%88

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