Reservoir · Andhra Pradesh · India · AP-WRIMS
Yerrakalva Reservoir
33.7% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
4.4 TMC (125 MCM)
Live capacity
4.1 TMC (115 MCM)
Basin
Other
Operator
AP Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
17.100°N, 81.257°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Capacity in TMC
Yerrakalva Reservoir has a gross capacity of 4.4 TMC (125 MCM), of which 4.1 TMC (115 MCM) is live storage; it is currently at 33.7% of gross capacity, holding 1.5 TMC (42 MCM) (36.5% of live capacity).
- Gross capacity
- 4.4 TMC (125 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 4.1 TMC (115 MCM)
- Current storage
- 1.5 TMC (42 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
33.7%vs 22 Oct 2026
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Yerrakalva Reservoir 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 −0.62). 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. 17.100°N, 81.257°E · Open in Google Maps
About Yerrakalva Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Yerrakalva Reservoir is filled to 33.7% of its gross capacity, holding 1.5 TMC (42 MCM) of a gross 4.4 TMC (125 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 4.1 TMC (115 MCM) is live storage.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Yerrakalva Reservoir — 13 data points between July 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.1% (September 16, 2026) to a high of 46.0% (July 2, 2026).
It is operated by AP Water Resources Dept. It lies within the Other basin at 17.100°N, 81.257°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 33.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.5 TMC (42 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 4.4 TMC (125 MCM)
- Usable capacity
- 4.1 TMC (115 MCM)
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- River basin
- Other
- Operator
- AP Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 17.100°N, 81.257°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 33.7% | 42 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 34.2% | 43 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 20.1% | 25 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 20.4% | 26 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 20.6% | 26 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 20.7% | 26 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 21.2% | 27 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 23.8% | 30 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 25.7% | 32 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 23.5% | 29 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 25.5% | 32 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 26.9% | 34 |