Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Yeleru
74.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
24.1 TMC (683 MCM)
Live capacity
17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
Primary use
multiple
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
17.300°N, 82.085°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Yeleru Dam has a gross capacity of 24.1 TMC (683 MCM), of which 17.9 TMC (508 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 74.7% of gross capacity, holding 18.0 TMC (510 MCM) (100.4% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 24.1 TMC (683 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
- Current storage
- 18.0 TMC (510 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
74.7%vs 22 Oct 2026
+1.1 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
↑rising
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Yeleru 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 −0.59). 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. 17.300°N, 82.085°E · Open in Google Maps
About Yeleru
As of October 27, 2026, Yeleru is filled to 74.7% of its gross capacity, holding 18.0 TMC (510 MCM) of a gross 24.1 TMC (683 MCM). At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 17.9 TMC (508 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 1.1 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Yeleru — 26 data points between June 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 11.6% (July 30, 2026) to a high of 74.7% (October 27, 2026).
It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 17.300°N, 82.085°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 74.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 18.0 TMC (510 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 24.1 TMC (683 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 17.9 TMC (508 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 1.1 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CWC
- Coordinates
- 17.300°N, 82.085°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 510 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 73.6% | 502 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 62.6% | 318 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 60.6% | 308 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 58.9% | 299 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 31.3% | 159 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 24.6% | 125 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 43.5% | 297 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 22.4% | 114 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 42.2% | 288 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 21.9% | 111 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 41.6% | 284 |