Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Claude Wharton Weir
65.2% full
Capacity
12.8 hm³
Volume stored
8 hm³
River
Burnett River
Year completed
1987
Coordinates
25.612°S, 151.560°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
65.2%vs 7 days ago
+8.5 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+15.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
115%of normal
65.2% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 56.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+8.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Claude Wharton 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 −0.63). 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. 25.612°S, 151.560°E · Open in Google Maps
About Claude Wharton Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Claude Wharton Weir is filled to 65.2% of its total capacity, holding 8.35 hm³ of water out of a maximum 12.8 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 8.5 percentage points, and it is 15.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Claude Wharton Weir — 1091 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 45.7% (November 2, 2023) to a high of 145.9% (March 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Claude Wharton Weir was completed in 1987. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Burnett River Basin basin at 25.612°S, 151.560°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 65.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 8.35 hm³
- Total capacity
- 12.8 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 8.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 15.0 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Burnett River
- River basin
- Burnett River Basin
- Year completed
- 1987
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 25.612°S, 151.560°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 65.2% | 8.35 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 60.0% | 7.68 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 56.7% | 7.26 |