Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Burdekin Falls
81.4% full
Capacity
1,860 hm³
Volume stored
1513 hm³
River
Burdekin River
Year completed
1987
Coordinates
20.687°S, 146.974°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
81.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.9 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-6.8 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
95%of normal
81.4% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 85.4% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Burdekin Falls 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 −0.26). 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. 20.687°S, 146.974°E · Open in Google Maps
About Burdekin Falls
As of October 26, 2026, Burdekin Falls is filled to 81.4% of its total capacity, holding 1,513 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,860 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 1,852 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pp), and it is 6.8 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Burdekin Falls — 1074 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 65.2% (November 27, 2023) to a high of 149.9% (April 6, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Burdekin Falls was completed in 1987. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Burdekin River Basin basin at 20.687°S, 146.974°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 81.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1,513 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,860 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 1,852 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.9 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 6.8 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Burdekin River
- River basin
- Burdekin River Basin
- Year completed
- 1987
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 20.687°S, 146.974°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 81.4% | 1,513 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 81.4% | 1,514 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 81.5% | 1,516 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 81.5% | 1,515 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 81.7% | 1,519 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 81.9% | 1,523 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 82.1% | 1,527 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 82.3% | 1,531 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 82.5% | 1,534 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 82.7% | 1,538 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 82.9% | 1,542 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 83.2% | 1,547 |