Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Varaha Reservoir
25.6% of live capacity
Gross capacity
0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
Live capacity
0.42 TMC (12 MCM)
Basin
Other
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
17.811°N, 82.675°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Varaha Reservoir has a gross capacity of 0.46 TMC (13 MCM), of which 0.42 TMC (12 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 25.6% of live capacity, holding 0.11 TMC (3 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 0.42 TMC (12 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.11 TMC (3 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 AP-WRIMS, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
25.6%vs 22 Oct 2026
+0.4 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Varaha Reservoir had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.20). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: AP-WRIMS.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 17.811°N, 82.675°E · Open in Google Maps
About Varaha Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Varaha Reservoir is at 25.6% of useful capacity, holding 0.11 TMC (3 MCM) of 0.42 TMC (12 MCM). Of the gross 0.46 TMC (13 MCM), that is 23.1%. At this level the reservoir is low.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.4 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Varaha Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.2% (September 9, 2026) to a high of 43.0% (July 22, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Other basin at 17.811°N, 82.675°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 25.6% of useful capacity
- Water stored
- 0.11 TMC (3 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 0.46 TMC (13 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 0.42 TMC (12 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 0.4 pp
- River basin
- Other
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 17.811°N, 82.675°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 25.6% | 3 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 25.2% | 3 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 22.4% | 3 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 19.4% | 3 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 25.8% | 3 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 32.3% | 4 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 36.6% | 5 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 38.7% | 5 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 38.7% | 5 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 43.0% | 6 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 21.5% | 3 |