Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Clare Weir
99.4% full
Capacity
15.9 hm³
Volume stored
16 hm³
River
Burdekin River
Year completed
1978
Coordinates
19.897°S, 147.226°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
99.4%vs 7 days ago
+7.5 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+9.8 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
109%of normal
99.4% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 91.2% for October across 4 years of readings (+8.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Clare Weir 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 −0.16). 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. 19.897°S, 147.226°E · Open in Google Maps
About Clare Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Clare Weir is filled to 99.4% of its total capacity, holding 15.81 hm³ of water out of a maximum 15.9 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 7.5 percentage points, and it is 9.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Clare Weir — 1059 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 58.4% (June 12, 2026) to a high of 148.2% (March 31, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around June.
The dam at Clare Weir was completed in 1978. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Burdekin River Basin basin at 19.897°S, 147.226°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 99.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 15.81 hm³
- Total capacity
- 15.9 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 7.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 9.8 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Burdekin River
- River basin
- Burdekin River Basin
- Year completed
- 1978
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 19.897°S, 147.226°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 99.4% | 15.81 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 98.6% | 15.68 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 91.5% | 14.55 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 90.7% | 14.43 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 92.4% | 14.69 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 93.7% | 14.89 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 93.6% | 14.88 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 14.61 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 89.5% | 14.24 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 88.2% | 14.02 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 88.0% | 14 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 88.3% | 14.04 |