Chashma Barrage
Punjab · Indus
Capacity
261 hm³
Coordinates
32.452°N, 71.386°E
Operator
WAPDA
87.1% full
Current fill
87.1%vs 7 days ago
-8.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↓falling
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 261 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 231 hm³ |
| Dam height | 15 m |
| Dam type | Barrage |
| Year built | 1971 |
| Primary use | Irrigation |
| Operator | WAPDA |
| River | Indus |
| Province | Punjab |
| River basin | Indus |
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About Chashma Barrage
As of September 9, 2026, Chashma Barrage is filled to 87.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 231 hm³ of water out of a maximum 261 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 231 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 8.3 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Chashma Barrage — 114 data points between May 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 18.0% (June 26, 2026) to a high of 95.4% (July 30, 2026).
The dam at Chashma Barrage stands 15 m tall and is a barrage dam and was completed in 1971. It is operated by WAPDA primarily for irrigation. It lies within the Indus basin at 32.452°N, 71.386°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.1%
- Water stored
- 231 hm³
- Total capacity
- 261 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 231 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 8.3 pts
- Primary use
- Irrigation
- River
- Indus
- River basin
- Indus
- Dam height
- 15 m
- Year completed
- 1971
- Operator
- WAPDA
- Coordinates
- 32.452°N, 71.386°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 87.1% | 231 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 93.5% | 246 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 95.4% | 250 |