Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Claude Wharton Weir
62.1% full
Capacity
12.8 hm³
Volume stored
8 hm³
River
Burnett River
Year completed
1987
Coordinates
25.612°S, 151.560°E
Last updated
2026-09-12
Current fill
62.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
+0.1%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: 2026-09-12.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Claude Wharton Weir
As of September 12, 2026, Claude Wharton Weir is filled to 62.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 8 hm³ of water out of a maximum 13 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 (-0.6 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Claude Wharton Weir — 1092 data points between September 14, 2023 and September 12, 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
- 62.1%
- Water stored
- 8 hm³
- Total capacity
- 13 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.1 pts
- 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
- September 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2026 | 62.1% | 8 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 62.2% | 8 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 62.3% | 8 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 62.4% | 8 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 62.5% | 8 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 62.6% | 8 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 62.7% | 8 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 62.7% | 8 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 62.8% | 8 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 62.8% | 8 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 62.9% | 8 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 63.0% | 8 |