Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Burrendong
38.1% full
Capacity
1,190 hm³
Volume stored
453 hm³
Coordinates
32.682°S, 149.140°E
Last updated
2026-09-07
Current fill
38.1%vs 7 days ago
+0.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-22.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-07.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Burrendong
As of September 7, 2026, Burrendong is filled to 38.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 453 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,190 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, about 1,156 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.2 pts), and it is 22.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Burrendong — 1094 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.2% (May 14, 2026) to a high of 92.6% (September 10, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 38.1%
- Water stored
- 453 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,190 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 1,156 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 22.7 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.682°S, 149.140°E
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 38.1% | 453 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 38.1% | 454 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 38.2% | 454 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 38.2% | 454 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 38.2% | 454 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 38.2% | 454 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 38.1% | 453 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 37.9% | 451 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 37.7% | 448 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 37.4% | 445 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 36.9% | 439 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 36.3% | 432 |