Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Avon
89.7% full
Capacity
214.4 hm³
Volume stored
192 hm³
River
Avon River
Year completed
1928
Coordinates
34.462°S, 150.712°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
89.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-8.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
95%of normal
89.7% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 94.6% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Avon 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 −0.29). 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: 2026-10-26.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 34.462°S, 150.712°E · Open in Google Maps
About Avon
As of October 26, 2026, Avon is filled to 89.7% of its total capacity, holding 192.29 hm³ of water out of a maximum 214.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 146.7 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pp), and it is 8.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Avon — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 82.7% (April 4, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (May 14, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around December.
The dam at Avon was completed in 1928. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Avon River Basin basin at 34.462°S, 150.712°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 89.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 192.29 hm³
- Total capacity
- 214.4 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 146.7 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 8.2 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Avon River
- River basin
- Avon River Basin
- Year completed
- 1928
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.462°S, 150.712°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 89.7% | 192.29 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 89.7% | 192.34 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 89.8% | 192.46 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 89.8% | 192.53 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 89.8% | 192.43 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 89.8% | 192.47 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 89.8% | 192.54 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 89.9% | 192.61 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 89.9% | 192.71 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 89.9% | 192.8 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 90.0% | 192.87 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 90.0% | 192.9 |