Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Vani Vilas Sagar
69.1% full
Gross capacity
28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
Live capacity
28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
River
Vedavati
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
13.887°N, 76.490°E
Last updated
2026-09-10
Capacity in TMC
Vani Vilas Sagar has a gross capacity of 28.3 TMC (802 MCM); it is currently at 69% full, holding 19.6 TMC (554 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
- Current storage
- 19.6 TMC (554 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
69.1%vs 7 days ago
-1.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
-24.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: SOUTHERN.
Catchment Weather
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About Vani Vilas Sagar
As of September 10, 2026, Vani Vilas Sagar is filled to 69.1% of its total capacity, holding 19.6 TMC (554 MCM) of a gross 28.3 TMC (802 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.6 percentage points, and it is 24.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Vani Vilas Sagar — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 52.0% (May 9, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (January 2, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.1%
- Water stored
- 19.6 TMC (554 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 24.2 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Vedavati
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 13.887°N, 76.490°E
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 69.1% | 554 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 70.7% | 567 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 72.6% | 582 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 74.6% | 599 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 75.4% | 604 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 75.8% | 608 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 76.3% | 612 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 76.5% | 614 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 85.0% | 682 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 77.3% | 620 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 77.6% | 622 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 77.9% | 625 |