Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Bedford Weir
78.7% full
Capacity
23 hm³
Volume stored
18 hm³
River
Mackenzie River
Year completed
1968
Coordinates
23.380°S, 148.826°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
78.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
+0.8%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-08.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Bedford Weir
As of September 8, 2026, Bedford Weir is filled to 78.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 18 hm³ of water out of a maximum 23 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 21 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bedford Weir — 1092 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 71.8% (November 15, 2024) to a high of 137.4% (March 11, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Bedford Weir was completed in 1968. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Mackenzie River Basin basin at 23.380°S, 148.826°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 78.7%
- Water stored
- 18 hm³
- Total capacity
- 23 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 21 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.8 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Mackenzie River
- River basin
- Mackenzie River Basin
- Year completed
- 1968
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 23.380°S, 148.826°E
- Last updated
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 78.7% | 18 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 78.5% | 18 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 78.6% | 18 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 79.0% | 18 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 78.9% | 18 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 78.8% | 18 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 78.9% | 18 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 78.9% | 18 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 78.8% | 18 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 78.8% | 18 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 78.7% | 18 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 78.6% | 18 |