Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Burrendong
34.4% full
Capacity
1,190 hm³
Volume stored
410 hm³
Coordinates
32.682°S, 149.140°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
34.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-26.6 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
59%of normal
34.4% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 57.9% for October across 4 years of readings (-23.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Burrendong 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 −0.68). 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. 32.682°S, 149.140°E · Open in Google Maps
About Burrendong
As of October 26, 2026, Burrendong is filled to 34.4% of its total capacity, holding 409.75 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,190 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low. Of that total, 1,156 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pp), and it is 26.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Burrendong — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.2% (May 14, 2026) to a high of 81.8% (October 28, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 32.682°S, 149.140°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 34.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 409.75 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,190 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 1,156 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 26.6 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.682°S, 149.140°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 34.4% | 409.75 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 34.4% | 409.76 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 34.4% | 409.84 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 34.4% | 409.94 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 34.5% | 410.16 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 34.5% | 410.53 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 34.5% | 411 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 34.6% | 411.34 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 34.6% | 411.73 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 34.6% | 412.27 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 34.7% | 412.97 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 34.8% | 413.83 |