Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Vengalraya Sagaram
80.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
1.7 TMC (47.544 MCM)
Live capacity
1.5 TMC (42.164 MCM)
Basin
Other
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
18.623°N, 83.222°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Capacity in TMC
Vengalraya Sagaram Dam has a gross capacity of 1.7 TMC (47.544 MCM), of which 1.5 TMC (42.164 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 80.7% of gross capacity, holding 1.4 TMC (38.369 MCM) (91.0% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 1.7 TMC (47.544 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 1.5 TMC (42.164 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.4 TMC (38.369 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
80.7%vs 22 Oct 2026
+19.6 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Vengalraya Sagaram had more rain than 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 +1.04). 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. 18.623°N, 83.222°E · Open in Google Maps
About Vengalraya Sagaram
As of October 28, 2026, Vengalraya Sagaram is filled to 80.7% of its gross capacity, holding 1.4 TMC (38.369 MCM) of a gross 1.7 TMC (47.544 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 1.5 TMC (42.164 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 19.6 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Vengalraya Sagaram — 14 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (July 2, 2026) to a high of 80.7% (October 28, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Other basin at 18.623°N, 83.222°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 80.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.4 TMC (38.369 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 1.7 TMC (47.544 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 1.5 TMC (42.164 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 19.6 pp
- River basin
- Other
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 18.623°N, 83.222°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 80.7% | 38.369 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 57.7% | 27 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 61.1% | 29 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 17.3% | 8 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 23.9% | 11 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 24.6% | 12 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 30.1% | 14 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 36.5% | 17 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 37.5% | 18 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 37.5% | 18 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 37.5% | 18 |