Reservoir · Gujarat · India · CWC · UNKNOWN region
Watrak
Watrak Dam
52.9% full
Gross capacity
6.7 TMC (190 MCM)
Live capacity
6.1 TMC (172 MCM)
River
Watrak
Basin
West Flowing
Primary use
irrigation
Operator
GUJARAT
Coordinates
22.617°N, 73.100°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Capacity in TMC
Watrak Dam has a gross capacity of 6.7 TMC (190 MCM), of which 6.1 TMC (172 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 53% full, holding 2.9 TMC (81 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 6.7 TMC (190 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 6.1 TMC (172 MCM)
- Current storage
- 2.9 TMC (81 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
52.9%vs 7 days ago
+13.0%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-32.8%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs September average
83%of normal
52.9% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 64.0% for September across 4 years of readings (-11.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Watrak 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 +0.53). 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: UNKNOWN.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 22.617, 73.100 · Open in Google Maps
About Watrak Dam
As of September 24, 2026, Watrak Dam is filled to 52.9% of its total capacity, holding 2.9 TMC (81 MCM) of a gross 6.7 TMC (190 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 6.1 TMC (172 MCM) is live storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 13.0 percentage points, and it is 32.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Watrak Dam — 167 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.0% (June 27, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (November 1, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by GUJARAT primarily for irrigation. It lies within the West Flowing basin at 22.617°N, 73.100°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 52.9%
- Water stored
- 2.9 TMC (81 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 6.7 TMC (190 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 6.1 TMC (172 MCM)
- 7-day change
- ▲ 13.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 32.8 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Watrak
- River basin
- West Flowing
- Operator
- GUJARAT
- Coordinates
- 22.617°N, 73.100°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 52.9% | 81 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 39.8% | 61 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 39.6% | 61 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 39.6% | 61 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 39.5% | 61 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 38.9% | 60 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 36.7% | 57 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 36.6% | 56 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 34.5% | 53 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 32.2% | 50 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 32.8% | 51 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 33.0% | 51 |