Floods in Bihar

The Central Water Commission reports the Bagmati River at Runisaidpur (Muzaffarpur district, Bihar) was in a severe flood situation at 6:00 am, flowing at 55.65 m with a rising trend. That reading is 0.65 m above the danger level (55 m) and 2.69 m below the previous high flood level of 58.34 m recorded on 29/09/2024.

Issuer: CWC reports River Kosi at Baltara in Khagaria district, Bihar, is in a severe flood situation at 6:00 am today, flowing at 34.08 m with a falling trend. This level is 0.23 m above the Danger Level of 33.85 m and 2.32 m below the previous HFL of 36.4 m (15/08/1987). Area: Kosi, Baltara, Khagaria, Bihar. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Expected.

Issuer: Bihar-SDMA reports that at 6:00 am the River Kosi at Kursela (Katihar district, Bihar) was flowing in a severe flood situation at 30.33 m with a falling trend. This level is 0.33 m above the Danger Level of 30 m and 1.77 m below the previous HFL of 32.1 m (07/09/1982). Area listed: Kosi, Kursela, Katihar, Bihar. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Expected.

At 1:00 pm the River Gandak at Chatia, East Champaran, Bihar was flowing at 68.15 m, 0.00 m above its Warning Level and 1.00 m below its Danger Level, with a rising trend. The source lists Severity: Moderate and Urgency: Future.

At 8:00 am the River PunPun at Sripalpur in Patna district, Bihar was flowing at 49.87 m and rising, 0.27 m above its Warning Level and 0.73 m below its Danger Level. Severity was reported as Moderate and the urgency was listed as Future.

The Central Water Commission reports the River Mahananda at Dhengraghat (Purnea, Bihar) was flowing at 34.87 m at 06:00 with a falling trend, 0.22 m above Warning Level and 0.78 m below Danger Level. The source labels the situation as Moderate with urgency noted as Future.

The River Adhwara at Sonebarsha in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, was flowing above normal at 8:00 pm today at 80.92 m with a rising trend, 0.07 m above its Warning Level and 0.93 m below its Danger Level. The issuer labelled severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

The Central Water Commission reports the Kamla Balan at Jainagar, Madhubani, Bihar, was flowing above its Warning Level at 7:00 pm with a moderate flood severity. The level was 67.62 m, 0.12 m above Warning Level and 0.88 m below Danger Level.

Issuer CWC reports River Gandak at Rewaghat, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) was flowing above its Warning Level at 4:00 pm and rising, at 53.46 m (0.05 m above Warning Level and 0.95 m below Danger Level). The source labels the situation severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

At 4:00 pm the River Kamla Balan at Jhanjarpur, Madhubani, Bihar was measured at 49.54 m, 0.04 m above its Warning Level (49.5 m) and 0.96 m below its Danger Level (50.5 m). The issuer described the situation as above normal flood with severity 'Moderate' and urgency 'Future'.

At 3:00 pm on 2026-09-27 the River Kosi at Basua (Supaul, Bihar) was flowing at 47.17 m with a rising trend, 0.42 m above the Warning Level and 0.58 m below the Danger Level. The source labeled the situation as Moderate severity with Urgency: Future.

At 04:00 on 2026-09-27 the River Ghaghra at Darauli in Siwan district, Bihar was at 59.86 m, 0.04 m above its Warning Level and 0.96 m below its Danger Level. The source labels the situation Severity: Moderate and Urgency: Future.

At 08:00 the Ganga at Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur (Bihar) was at 30.73 m, 0.64 m above its Warning Level and 0.36 m below its Danger Level, with a falling trend. The issuer labeled the severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

CWC reported that at 08:00 local time the Ganga at Hathidah in Patna district was flowing above the warning threshold but below the danger threshold and showed a rising trend. The bulletin labels the severity as moderate.

At 06:00, the Burhi Gandak at Khagaria was measured at 35.84 m, 0.26 m above its warning level and 0.74 m below its danger level. The report labels the situation as Moderate severity with Urgency: Future.

River Kosi at Baltara in Khagaria district of Bihar was in a severe flood situation at 6:00 am, flowing at 34.92 m with a rising trend. This level is 1.07 m above the Danger Level and 1.48 m below the previous HFL (15/08/1987).

At 6:00 am the River Mahananda at Jhawa in Katihar district, Bihar was reported flowing above normal at 30.52 m and rising, 0.12 m above its warning level and 0.88 m below its danger level. The report labels the situation severity as moderate and urgency as future.

At 6:00 am the River Kosi at Kursela in Katihar district, Bihar was flowing at 29.66 m, 0.66 m above the Warning Level and 0.34 m below the Danger Level, with a steady trend and severity rated moderate.

Issuer CWC reports the River Gandak at Dumariaghat, Gopalganj district, Bihar, flowing at 63 m with a rising trend at 6:00 am and described as a severe flood situation. The level is 0.78 m above the Danger Level (62.22 m) and 1.36 m below the previous HFL of 64.36 m (24/07/2020).

The River Bagmati at Dheng Bridge in Sitamarhi, Bihar was flowing in an above-normal flood situation at 6:00 pm and measured 70.85 m, 0.85 m above its Warning Level and 0.15 m below its Danger Level. Severity was reported as Moderate and the issuer listed urgency as Future.

The River Bagmati at Benibad in Muzaffarpur, Bihar is reported in a severe flood state with a 6:00 pm level of 49.72 m. That level is 1.04 m above the reported Danger Level and 0.40 m below the previous high flood level dated 07/10/2025.

River Parwan at Araria was reported flowing above normal at 9:00 am with a level of 46 m and a rising trend, 0.00 m above the Warning Level and 1.00 m below the Danger Level. The source labels the situation as Moderate severity and Urgency: Future.

Bihar‑SDMA reports the Mahananda River at Dhengraghat in Purnea district was flowing at 34.67 m with a rising trend at 9:00 pm. That level is 0.02 m above the Warning Level and 0.98 m below the Danger Level; the source states severity is Moderate and urgency is Future.

At 12:00 pm the River Kosi at Basua (Supaul district, Bihar) was flowing at 46.75 m with a rising trend, 0.00 m above its Warning Level and 1.00 m below its Danger Level. The source labels the area Kosi, Basua, Supaul, Bihar and describes the severity as Moderate with urgency listed as Future.

The River Mahananda at Taibpur, Kishanganj district, Bihar was reported at 65.02 m at 10:00 am, 0.02 m above its Warning Level and 0.98 m below its Danger Level. The source labels the situation as Moderate with urgency marked as Future.

At 08:00 the Kamla Balan at Jhanjarpur was measured at 49.9 m, 0.40 m above the Warning Level and 0.60 m below the Danger Level, with a rising trend; the bulletin labels the severity as Moderate. The source notes the situation and lists urgency as Future.

CWC reports the River Ganga at Hathidah (Patna district, Bihar) was at 41.17 m at 8:00 am, 0.41 m above the Warning Level and 0.59 m below the Danger Level. The source lists Severity: Moderate and Urgency: Future.

The Central Water Commission reported the Bagmati at Dheng Bridge in Sitamarhi district was in an above-normal flood state at 6:00 pm. The river level was 70.06 m, 0.06 m above the Warning Level and 0.94 m below the Danger Level.

Issuer: CWC. As of 6:00 am the River Burhi Gandak at Khagaria (Khagaria district, Bihar) was flowing at 36.03 m with a falling trend; this level is 0.45 m above the Warning Level (35.58 m) and 0.55 m below the Danger Level (36.58 m). Area: Burhi Gandak, Khagaria, Bihar. Severity: Moderate. Urgency: Future. (Published 2026-09-24T05:18:59Z.)

Issuer: CWC. River Gandak at Dumariaghat in Gopalganj district of Bihar continues to flow in above normal flood situation at 6:00 am. At 6:00 am it was flowing at 61.82 m with a steady trend, 0.60 m above its Warning Level of 61.22 m and 0.40 m below its Danger Level of 62.22 m. Area: Gandak, Dumariaghat, Gopalganj, Bihar. Severity: Moderate. Urgency: Future.