Reservoir · Odisha · India · CWC · EASTERN region
Upper Kolab
Upper Kolab Dam
50.3% full
Gross capacity
64.9 TMC (1,839 MCM)
Live capacity
56.3 TMC (1,593 MCM)
River
Kolab
Basin
Godavari
Primary use
hydropower
Operator
OHPC
Coordinates
19.417°N, 83.433°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Upper Kolab Dam has a gross capacity of 64.9 TMC (1,839 MCM), of which 56.3 TMC (1,593 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 50% full, holding 16.6 TMC (471 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 64.9 TMC (1,839 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 56.3 TMC (1,593 MCM)
- Current storage
- 16.6 TMC (471 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
50.3%vs 7 days ago
+1.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-26.2%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: EASTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Upper Kolab Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Upper Kolab Dam is filled to 50.3% of its total capacity, holding 16.6 TMC (471 MCM) of a gross 64.9 TMC (1,839 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 56.3 TMC (1,593 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.2 pts), and it is 26.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Upper Kolab Dam — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 14.1% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 91.0% (September 12, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by OHPC primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Godavari basin at 19.417°N, 83.433°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 50.3%
- Water stored
- 16.6 TMC (471 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 64.9 TMC (1,839 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 56.3 TMC (1,593 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 26.2 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Kolab
- River basin
- Godavari
- Operator
- OHPC
- Coordinates
- 19.417°N, 83.433°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 50.3% | 471 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 49.1% | 459 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 44.9% | 420 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 34.5% | 323 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 31.6% | 295 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 29.5% | 276 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 25.0% | 234 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 23.1% | 216 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 21.6% | 202 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 20.5% | 192 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 14.1% | 132 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 14.4% | 135 |