Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Chaffey
95.3% full
Capacity
102.9 hm³
Volume stored
98 hm³
Coordinates
31.357°S, 151.127°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
95.3%vs 7 days ago
+0.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-4.9%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: 2026-09-08.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -31.357, 151.127 · Open in Google Maps
About Chaffey
As of September 8, 2026, Chaffey is filled to 95.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 98 hm³ of water out of a maximum 103 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 101 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 4.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Chaffey — 1095 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 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.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 95.3%
- Water stored
- 98 hm³
- Total capacity
- 103 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 101 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.9 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 31.357°S, 151.127°E
- Last updated
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 95.3% | 98 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 95.3% | 98 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 95.3% | 98 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 95.2% | 98 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 95.2% | 98 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 95.2% | 98 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 95.1% | 98 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 95.1% | 98 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 95.0% | 98 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 95.0% | 98 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 94.9% | 98 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 94.8% | 97 |