Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Coolmunda
87.4% full
Capacity
69.1 hm³
Volume stored
60 hm³
River
Macintyre Brook
Year completed
1968
Coordinates
28.460°S, 151.245°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
87.4%vs 7 days ago
+39.7 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-5.6 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
123%of normal
87.4% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 70.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+16.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Coolmunda 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 −0.34). 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. 28.460°S, 151.245°E · Open in Google Maps
About Coolmunda
As of October 26, 2026, Coolmunda is filled to 87.4% of its total capacity, holding 60.39 hm³ of water out of a maximum 69.1 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 39.7 percentage points, and it is 5.6 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Coolmunda — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 47.7% (October 18, 2026) to a high of 98.8% (August 27, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Coolmunda was completed in 1968. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Macintyre Brook Basin basin at 28.460°S, 151.245°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 60.39 hm³
- Total capacity
- 69.1 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 39.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 5.6 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Macintyre Brook
- River basin
- Macintyre Brook Basin
- Year completed
- 1968
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 28.460°S, 151.245°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 87.4% | 60.39 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 57.1% | 39.4 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 56.0% | 38.67 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 52.1% | 36.01 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 48.4% | 33.41 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 47.8% | 33.01 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 47.8% | 32.98 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 47.7% | 32.96 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 47.7% | 32.96 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 47.8% | 33.03 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 47.9% | 33.09 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 48.0% | 33.12 |