Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Chaffey
95.6% full
Capacity
102.9 hm³
Volume stored
98 hm³
Coordinates
31.357°S, 151.127°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
95.6%vs 7 days ago
+0.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-4.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
97%of normal
95.6% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 98.5% for October across 4 years of readings (-2.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Chaffey 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 −0.36). 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. 31.357°S, 151.127°E · Open in Google Maps
About Chaffey
As of October 26, 2026, Chaffey is filled to 95.6% of its total capacity, holding 98.3 hm³ of water out of a maximum 102.9 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 100.5 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pp), and it is 4.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Chaffey — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 81.4% (May 28, 2024) to a high of 105.5% (August 3, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 31.357°S, 151.127°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 95.6% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 98.3 hm³
- Total capacity
- 102.9 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 100.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 31.357°S, 151.127°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 95.6% | 98.3 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 95.5% | 98.19 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 95.4% | 98.14 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 95.4% | 98.12 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 95.4% | 98.09 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 95.3% | 98.05 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 95.3% | 98.03 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 95.3% | 98.04 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 95.3% | 98.05 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 95.3% | 98.08 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 95.4% | 98.11 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 95.4% | 98.12 |