Reservoir · Western Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Canning
60.0% full
Capacity
90.4 hm³
Volume stored
54 hm³
River
Canning River
Year completed
1940
Coordinates
32.192°S, 116.153°E
Last updated
2026-10-24
Current fill
60.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.8 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-14.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
88%of normal
60.0% full on 2026-10-24, against an average of 68.1% for October across 4 years of readings (-8.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Canning had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.52). 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: 2026-10-24.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 32.192°S, 116.153°E · Open in Google Maps
About Canning
As of October 24, 2026, Canning is filled to 60.0% of its total capacity, holding 54.25 hm³ of water out of a maximum 90.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.8 pp), and it is 14.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Canning — 1066 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 48.2% (May 22, 2024) to a high of 75.6% (November 2, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Canning was completed in 1940. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Canning River Basin basin at 32.192°S, 116.153°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 60.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 54.25 hm³
- Total capacity
- 90.4 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.8 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 14.0 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Canning River
- River basin
- Canning River Basin
- Year completed
- 1940
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.192°S, 116.153°E
- Last updated
- October 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | 60.0% | 54.25 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 60.2% | 54.35 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 60.2% | 54.43 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 54.53 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 54.63 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 60.6% | 54.75 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 60.7% | 54.87 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 60.8% | 54.95 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 60.9% | 55.04 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 55.15 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 61.2% | 55.27 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 61.3% | 55.37 |