Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Upper Wardha
57.3% full
Gross capacity
19.9 TMC (564 MCM)
Live capacity
19.9 TMC (564 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
21.275°N, 78.057°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Upper Wardha Dam has a gross capacity of 19.9 TMC (564 MCM); it is currently at 57% full, holding 11.4 TMC (323 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 19.9 TMC (564 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 19.9 TMC (564 MCM)
- Current storage
- 11.4 TMC (323 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
57.3%vs 7 days ago
+0.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-39.5%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: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Upper Wardha
As of September 10, 2026, Upper Wardha is filled to 57.3% of its total capacity, holding 11.4 TMC (323 MCM) of a gross 19.9 TMC (564 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.2 pts), and it is 39.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Upper Wardha — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 42.0% (June 22, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (September 21, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 57.3%
- Water stored
- 11.4 TMC (323 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 19.9 TMC (564 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 39.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 21.275°N, 78.057°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 57.3% | 323 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 57.1% | 322 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 56.9% | 321 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 56.6% | 319 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 56.4% | 318 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 56.0% | 316 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 52.3% | 295 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 51.3% | 289 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 51.0% | 287 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 51.1% | 288 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 45.6% | 257 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 43.8% | 247 |