Reservoir · Western Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Churchman Brook
49.9% full
Capacity
2.2 hm³
Volume stored
1 hm³
River
Churchman Brook
Year completed
1928
Coordinates
32.153°S, 116.082°E
Last updated
2026-10-24
Current fill
49.9%vs 7 days ago
+0.5 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-16.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
86%of normal
49.9% full on 2026-10-24, against an average of 57.7% for October across 4 years of readings (-7.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Churchman Brook 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. 32.153°S, 116.082°E · Open in Google Maps
About Churchman Brook
As of October 24, 2026, Churchman Brook is filled to 49.9% of its total capacity, holding 1.12 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2.2 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 (+0.5 pp), and it is 16.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Churchman Brook — 1064 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.8% (August 26, 2024) to a high of 69.4% (December 15, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Churchman Brook was completed in 1928. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Churchman Brook Basin basin at 32.153°S, 116.082°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 49.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.12 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2.2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 16.0 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Churchman Brook
- River basin
- Churchman Brook Basin
- Year completed
- 1928
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.153°S, 116.082°E
- Last updated
- October 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | 49.9% | 1.12 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 49.9% | 1.12 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 49.8% | 1.12 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 49.7% | 1.11 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 49.6% | 1.11 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 49.6% | 1.11 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 49.5% | 1.11 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 49.4% | 1.11 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 49.3% | 1.11 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 49.3% | 1.11 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 49.3% | 1.1 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 49.1% | 1.1 |