Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Atkinson
64.6% full
Capacity
30.4 hm³
Volume stored
20 hm³
River
Atkinson's Lagoon
Year completed
1970
Coordinates
27.428°S, 152.445°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
64.6%vs 7 days ago
-1.1%losing
vs 1 year ago
-34.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology — Water Data Online (KiWIS) — daily mean storage volume, quality-controlled. Capacity from the BOM Water Storages ArcGIS layer (total design capacity in ML). Last reading: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Atkinson
As of September 9, 2026, Atkinson is filled to 64.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 20 hm³ of water out of a maximum 30 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.1 pts), and it is 34.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Atkinson — 1025 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 47.3% (January 27, 2024) to a high of 102.4% (April 4, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Atkinson was completed in 1970. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Atkinson's Lagoon Basin basin at 27.428°S, 152.445°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 64.6%
- Water stored
- 20 hm³
- Total capacity
- 30 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 34.5 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Atkinson's Lagoon
- River basin
- Atkinson's Lagoon Basin
- Year completed
- 1970
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 27.428°S, 152.445°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 64.6% | 20 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 64.7% | 20 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 64.9% | 20 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 65.1% | 20 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 65.2% | 20 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 65.4% | 20 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 65.5% | 20 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 65.7% | 20 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 65.8% | 20 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 65.9% | 20 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 66.1% | 20 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 66.2% | 20 |