Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Barossa
93.8% full
Capacity
4.4 hm³
Volume stored
4 hm³
River
Off-stream
Year completed
1902
Coordinates
34.652°S, 138.848°E
Last updated
2026-10-24
Current fill
93.8%vs 7 days ago
+0.8 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+1.6 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
101%of normal
93.8% full on 2026-10-24, against an average of 92.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+0.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Barossa 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 +0.11). 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: 2026-10-24.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 34.652°S, 138.848°E · Open in Google Maps
About Barossa
As of October 24, 2026, Barossa is filled to 93.8% of its total capacity, holding 4.1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 4.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.8 pp), and it is 1.6 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Barossa — 1092 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 84.6% (June 12, 2026) to a high of 95.9% (August 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around June.
The dam at Barossa was completed in 1902. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Off-stream Basin basin at 34.652°S, 138.848°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 93.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 4.1 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4.4 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.8 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.6 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Off-stream
- River basin
- Off-stream Basin
- Year completed
- 1902
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.652°S, 138.848°E
- Last updated
- October 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | 93.8% | 4.1 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 94.6% | 4.14 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 94.6% | 4.14 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 93.7% | 4.1 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 92.9% | 4.06 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 92.3% | 4.04 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 92.3% | 4.04 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 93.0% | 4.07 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 93.7% | 4.1 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 4.13 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 94.2% | 4.12 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 93.2% | 4.08 |