Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Atkinson
58.7% full
Capacity
30.401 hm³
Volume stored
18 hm³
River
Atkinson's Lagoon
Year completed
1970
Coordinates
27.428°S, 152.445°E
Last updated
2026-10-30
Current fill
58.7%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
-34.8 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
78%of normal
58.7% full on 2026-10-30, against an average of 74.9% for October across 4 years of readings (-16.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Atkinson 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 −0.43). Rain, not storage. Australia drought figures →
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: 2026-10-30.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 27.428°S, 152.445°E · Open in Google Maps
About Atkinson
As of October 30, 2026, Atkinson is filled to 58.7% of its total capacity, holding 17.834 hm³ of water out of a maximum 30.401 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 (+0.0 pp), and it is 34.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Atkinson — 1026 data points between October 30, 2023 and October 30, 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 Seqwater 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
- 58.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 17.834 hm³
- Total capacity
- 30.401 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 34.8 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Atkinson's Lagoon
- River basin
- Atkinson's Lagoon Basin
- Year completed
- 1970
- Operator
- Seqwater
- Coordinates
- 27.428°S, 152.445°E
- Last updated
- October 30, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | 58.7% | 17.834 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 58.7% | 17.85 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 58.8% | 17.89 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 59.0% | 17.93 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 59.0% | 17.93 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 58.8% | 17.87 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 58.7% | 17.86 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 58.4% | 17.74 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 58.2% | 17.69 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 58.3% | 17.72 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 58.3% | 17.72 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 58.3% | 17.73 |