Reservoir · Maharashtra · India · CWC · WESTERN region
Waghur Dam
68.8% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
8.8 TMC (248 MCM)
Live capacity
8.8 TMC (248 MCM)
River
Waghur
Basin
Tapi
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
MWRRA
Coordinates
20.927°N, 75.710°E
Last updated
2026-10-22
Capacity in TMC
Waghur Dam has a gross capacity of 8.8 TMC (248 MCM); it is currently at 68.8% of gross capacity, holding 6.0 TMC (171 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 8.8 TMC (248 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 8.8 TMC (248 MCM)
- Current storage
- 6.0 TMC (171 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 CWC, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
68.8%vs 7 days ago
-1.0 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Waghur Dam 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 +0.15). Rain, not storage. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: CWC. CWC region: WESTERN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 20.927°N, 75.710°E · Open in Google Maps
About Waghur Dam
As of October 22, 2026, Waghur Dam is filled to 68.8% of its gross capacity, holding 6.0 TMC (171 MCM) of a gross 8.8 TMC (248 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 1.0 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Waghur Dam — 15 data points between July 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 58.1% (July 30, 2026) to a high of 75.8% (August 27, 2026).
It is operated by MWRRA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Tapi basin at 20.927°N, 75.710°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 6.0 TMC (171 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 8.8 TMC (248 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.0 pp
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Waghur
- River basin
- Tapi
- Operator
- MWRRA
- Coordinates
- 20.927°N, 75.710°E
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 171 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 69.7% | 173 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 69.9% | 174 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 71.4% | 177 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 72.2% | 179 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 73.0% | 181 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 74.0% | 184 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 75.0% | 186 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 75.8% | 188 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 74.8% | 186 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 73.5% | 183 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 71.5% | 178 |