Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Beardmore
51.8% full
Capacity
81.7 hm³
Volume stored
42 hm³
River
Balonne River
Year completed
1972
Coordinates
27.831°S, 148.668°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
51.8%vs 7 days ago
+5.2 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-17.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
82%of normal
51.8% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 63.2% for October across 4 years of readings (-11.4 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Beardmore 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 +0.96). 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. 27.831°S, 148.668°E · Open in Google Maps
About Beardmore
As of October 26, 2026, Beardmore is filled to 51.8% of its total capacity, holding 42.34 hm³ of water out of a maximum 81.7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 80.2 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 5.2 percentage points, and it is 17.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Beardmore — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 6.1% (November 2, 2023) to a high of 103.6% (January 14, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Beardmore was completed in 1972. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Balonne River Basin basin at 27.831°S, 148.668°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 51.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 42.34 hm³
- Total capacity
- 81.7 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 80.2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 5.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 17.2 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Balonne River
- River basin
- Balonne River Basin
- Year completed
- 1972
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 27.831°S, 148.668°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 51.8% | 42.34 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 47.2% | 38.59 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 45.1% | 36.84 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 45.7% | 37.35 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 46.6% | 38.11 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 46.7% | 38.11 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 46.7% | 38.13 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 46.6% | 38.1 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 37.97 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 46.3% | 37.85 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 46.4% | 37.92 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 46.3% | 37.86 |