Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Ben Anderson Barrage
69.0% full
Capacity
30.3 hm³
Volume stored
21 hm³
Year completed
1976
Coordinates
24.889°S, 152.260°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
69.0%vs 7 days ago
+11.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-19.8%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Ben Anderson Barrage
As of September 9, 2026, Ben Anderson Barrage is filled to 69.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 21 hm³ of water out of a maximum 30 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 24 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 11.6 percentage points, and it is 19.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ben Anderson Barrage — 1091 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 54.5% (May 31, 2026) to a high of 139.4% (March 14, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around October.
The dam at Ben Anderson Barrage was completed in 1976. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.0%
- Water stored
- 21 hm³
- Total capacity
- 30 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 24 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 11.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 19.8 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Year completed
- 1976
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 24.889°S, 152.260°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 69.0% | 21 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 67.5% | 20 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 65.8% | 20 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 63.8% | 19 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 61.1% | 19 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 58.4% | 18 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 57.3% | 17 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 57.4% | 17 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 58.0% | 18 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 58.4% | 18 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 58.2% | 18 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 58.1% | 18 |