Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Ukai
Ukai Dam
76.4% full
Gross capacity
300.5 TMC (8,510 MCM)
Live capacity
262.1 TMC (7,423 MCM)
River
Tapti
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
multiple
Operator
GUJARAT
Coordinates
21.250°N, 73.556°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Ukai Dam has a gross capacity of 300.5 TMC (8,510 MCM), of which 262.1 TMC (7,423 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 76% full, holding 178.4 TMC (5,051 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 300.5 TMC (8,510 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 262.1 TMC (7,423 MCM)
- Current storage
- 178.4 TMC (5,051 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
76.4%vs 7 days ago
-1.0%losing
vs 1 year ago
-12.4%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
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About Ukai Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Ukai Dam is filled to 76.4% of its total capacity, holding 178.4 TMC (5,051 MCM) of a gross 300.5 TMC (8,510 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 262.1 TMC (7,423 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.0 pts), and it is 12.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ukai Dam — 164 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 25.0% (June 27, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (September 29, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by GUJARAT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 21.250°N, 73.556°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 76.4%
- Water stored
- 178.4 TMC (5,051 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 300.5 TMC (8,510 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 262.1 TMC (7,423 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 12.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Tapti
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- GUJARAT
- Coordinates
- 21.250°N, 73.556°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 76.4% | 5,051 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 77.3% | 5,115 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 76.9% | 5,089 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 76.1% | 5,032 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 75.0% | 4,964 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 75.1% | 4,967 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 39.5% | 2,614 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 35.1% | 2,321 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 34.7% | 2,298 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 33.8% | 2,238 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 28.1% | 1,857 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 28.8% | 1,902 |