Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · CWC
Veeranam
11.2% full
Gross capacity
1.4 TMC (41 MCM)
Live capacity
1.4 TMC (41 MCM)
Basin
Cauvery
Primary use
drinking/irrigation
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
11.293°N, 79.539°E
Last updated
2026-09-02
Capacity in TMC
Veeranam Dam has a gross capacity of 1.4 TMC (41 MCM); it is currently at 11% full, holding 0.18 TMC (5 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 1.4 TMC (41 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.4 TMC (41 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.18 TMC (5 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
11.2%vs 7 days ago
-2.7%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-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.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Veeranam
As of September 2, 2026, Veeranam is filled to 11.2% of its total capacity, holding 0.18 TMC (5 MCM) of a gross 1.4 TMC (41 MCM). At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.7 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Veeranam — 3 data points between August 21, 2026 and September 2, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 11.2% (September 2, 2026) to a high of 18.4% (August 21, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for drinking/irrigation. It lies within the Cauvery basin at 11.293°N, 79.539°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 11.2%
- Water stored
- 0.18 TMC (5 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.4 TMC (41 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.7 pts
- Primary use
- Drinking/irrigation
- River basin
- Cauvery
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 11.293°N, 79.539°E
- Last updated
- September 2, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | 11.2% | 5 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 13.9% | 6 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 18.4% | 8 |