Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Barkers Creek
100.0% full
Capacity
1.7 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
River
Barkers Creek
Year completed
1869
Coordinates
36.965°S, 144.278°E
Last updated
2026-10-25
Current fill
100.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
+57.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
165%of normal
100.0% full on 2026-10-25, against an average of 60.7% for October across 4 years of readings (+39.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Barkers Creek 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 +0.35). 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: 2026-10-25.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.965°S, 144.278°E · Open in Google Maps
About Barkers Creek
As of October 25, 2026, Barkers Creek is filled to 100.0% of its total capacity, holding 1.69 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1.7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 57.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Barkers Creek — 1057 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 25, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.6% (May 26, 2025) to a high of 102.4% (August 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.
The dam at Barkers Creek was completed in 1869. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Barkers Creek Basin basin at 36.965°S, 144.278°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.69 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1.7 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 57.9 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Barkers Creek
- River basin
- Barkers Creek Basin
- Year completed
- 1869
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 36.965°S, 144.278°E
- Last updated
- October 25, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 1.69 |