Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Burrinjuck
69.0% full
Capacity
1,026.3 hm³
Volume stored
708 hm³
Coordinates
34.933°S, 148.739°E
Last updated
2026-10-25
Current fill
69.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.2 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+9.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
95%of normal
69.0% full on 2026-10-25, against an average of 72.3% for October across 4 years of readings (-3.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Burrinjuck 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 −0.46). 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. 34.933°S, 148.739°E · Open in Google Maps
About Burrinjuck
As of October 25, 2026, Burrinjuck is filled to 69.0% of its total capacity, holding 708.47 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,026 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 1,023 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 9.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Burrinjuck — 1094 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 25, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.5% (March 1, 2026) to a high of 99.5% (January 16, 2024). 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 34.933°S, 148.739°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 708.47 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,026 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 1,023 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 9.2 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.933°S, 148.739°E
- Last updated
- October 25, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 708.47 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 708.12 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 707.85 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 707.74 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 707.14 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 706.76 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 706.38 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 705.96 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 68.7% | 705.55 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 68.7% | 705.05 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 68.6% | 704.51 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 68.6% | 703.84 |