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Bjelke-Petersen
94.1% full
Capacity
134.9 hm³
Volume stored
127 hm³
River
Barker Creek
Year completed
1988
Coordinates
26.375°S, 152.006°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
94.1%vs 7 days ago
+3.5 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-1.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
105%of normal
94.1% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 90.0% for October across 4 years of readings (+4.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Bjelke-Petersen 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 −0.54). 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. 26.375°S, 152.006°E · Open in Google Maps
About Bjelke-Petersen
As of October 26, 2026, Bjelke-Petersen is filled to 94.1% of its total capacity, holding 126.89 hm³ of water out of a maximum 134.9 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 134 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.5 percentage points, and it is 1.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bjelke-Petersen — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 71.2% (November 19, 2023) to a high of 120.2% (March 11, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Bjelke-Petersen was completed in 1988. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Barker Creek Basin basin at 26.375°S, 152.006°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 126.89 hm³
- Total capacity
- 134.9 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 134 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 1.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Barker Creek
- River basin
- Barker Creek Basin
- Year completed
- 1988
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 26.375°S, 152.006°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 94.1% | 126.89 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 93.7% | 126.34 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 92.0% | 124.05 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 91.6% | 123.56 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 90.8% | 122.51 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 90.5% | 122.07 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 90.5% | 122.15 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 90.6% | 122.25 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 90.7% | 122.35 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 90.8% | 122.45 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 90.9% | 122.57 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 91.0% | 122.75 |