Reservoir · Karnataka · India · CWC · SOUTHERN region
Vani Vilas Sagar
66.0% 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
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Vani Vilas Sagar has a gross capacity of 28.3 TMC (802 MCM); it is currently at 66% full, holding 18.7 TMC (529 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
- Current storage
- 18.7 TMC (529 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
66.0%vs 7 days ago
-1.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
-29.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs September average
85%of normal
66.0% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 78.0% for September across 4 years of readings (-12.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Vani Vilas Sagar had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.86). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
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
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 13.887, 76.490 · Open in Google Maps
About Vani Vilas Sagar
As of September 24, 2026, Vani Vilas Sagar is filled to 66.0% of its total capacity, holding 18.7 TMC (529 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 held broadly steady (-1.5 pts), and it is 29.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Vani Vilas Sagar — 166 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 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 May.
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 66.0%
- Water stored
- 18.7 TMC (529 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 28.3 TMC (802 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 29.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River
- Vedavati
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 13.887°N, 76.490°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 66.0% | 529 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 67.5% | 542 |
| 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 |