Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Ben Anderson Barrage
105.3% full
Capacity
30.3 hm³
Volume stored
32 hm³
Year completed
1976
Coordinates
24.889°S, 152.260°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
105.3%vs 7 days ago
+31.1 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+19.8 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
125%of normal
105.3% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 84.0% for October across 4 years of readings (+21.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Ben Anderson Barrage 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 −0.43). 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. 24.889°S, 152.260°E · Open in Google Maps
About Ben Anderson Barrage
As of October 26, 2026, Ben Anderson Barrage is filled to 105.3% of its total capacity, holding 31.9 hm³ of water out of a maximum 30.3 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full. Of that total, 23.7 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 31.1 percentage points, and it is 19.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ben Anderson Barrage — 1091 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 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 August.
The dam at Ben Anderson Barrage was completed in 1976. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 24.889°S, 152.260°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 105.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 31.9 hm³
- Total capacity
- 30.3 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 23.7 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 31.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 19.8 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Year completed
- 1976
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 24.889°S, 152.260°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 105.3% | 31.9 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 94.2% | 28.55 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 80.7% | 24.45 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 77.9% | 23.62 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 75.7% | 22.95 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 75.8% | 22.96 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 75.2% | 22.8 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 74.2% | 22.48 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 73.6% | 22.3 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 73.1% | 22.15 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 72.6% | 22 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 71.6% | 21.71 |