Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Blowering
67.8% full
Capacity
1,633.9 hm³
Volume stored
1107 hm³
Coordinates
35.478°S, 148.261°E
Last updated
2026-10-25
Current fill
67.8%vs 7 days ago
-1.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+22.5 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
107%of normal
67.8% full on 2026-10-25, against an average of 63.5% for October across 4 years of readings (+4.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Blowering 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 −0.47). 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: 2026-10-25.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 35.478°S, 148.261°E · Open in Google Maps
About Blowering
As of October 25, 2026, Blowering is filled to 67.8% of its total capacity, holding 1,107 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,634 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 1,610 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.1 percentage points, and it is 22.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Blowering — 1091 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 25, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.0% (March 26, 2026) to a high of 85.8% (August 22, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 35.478°S, 148.261°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 67.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1,107 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,634 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 1,610 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 22.5 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 35.478°S, 148.261°E
- Last updated
- October 25, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | 67.8% | 1,107 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 67.9% | 1,109 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 68.0% | 1,110 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 68.1% | 1,113 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 68.3% | 1,116 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 68.5% | 1,119 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 68.6% | 1,122 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 1,125 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 69.1% | 1,129 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 69.4% | 1,133 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 69.5% | 1,135 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 69.8% | 1,140 |