Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Upper Vaitarna
Upper Vaitarna Dam
94.8% full
Gross capacity
16.1 TMC (455 MCM)
Live capacity
14.9 TMC (423 MCM)
River
Vaitarna
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
water supply
Operator
MCGM
Coordinates
19.833°N, 73.617°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Upper Vaitarna Dam has a gross capacity of 16.1 TMC (455 MCM), of which 14.9 TMC (423 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 95% full, holding 11.1 TMC (314 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 16.1 TMC (455 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 14.9 TMC (423 MCM)
- Current storage
- 11.1 TMC (314 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
94.8%vs 7 days ago
+1.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-4.0%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: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Upper Vaitarna Dam
As of September 10, 2026, Upper Vaitarna Dam is filled to 94.8% of its total capacity, holding 11.1 TMC (314 MCM) of a gross 16.1 TMC (455 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 14.9 TMC (423 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.6 percentage points, and it is 4.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Upper Vaitarna Dam — 72 data points between April 3, 2025 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 26.2% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (October 9, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by MCGM primarily for water supply. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 19.833°N, 73.617°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.8%
- Water stored
- 11.1 TMC (314 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 16.1 TMC (455 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 14.9 TMC (423 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.0 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Vaitarna
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- MCGM
- Coordinates
- 19.833°N, 73.617°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 94.8% | 314 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 93.2% | 309 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 92.9% | 308 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 91.1% | 302 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 87.3% | 289 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 85.8% | 284 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 86.3% | 286 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 65.7% | 217 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 50.4% | 167 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 49.3% | 163 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 26.2% | 87 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 28.7% | 95 |