Beardmore

As of September 9, 2026, Beardmore is filled to 66.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 54 hm³ of water out of a maximum 82 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 80 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.5 pts), and it is 29.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Beardmore — 1095 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 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.