Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Copeton
60.0% full
Capacity
1,361.4 hm³
Volume stored
818 hm³
Coordinates
29.916°S, 150.978°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
60.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-20.7%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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Copeton
As of September 9, 2026, Copeton is filled to 60.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 818 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,361 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 1,343 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pts), and it is 20.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Copeton — 1095 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 51.5% (March 26, 2025) to a high of 91.8% (September 11, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 60.0%
- Water stored
- 818 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,361 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 1,343 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 20.7 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 29.916°S, 150.978°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 60.0% | 817 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 818 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 818 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 818 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 819 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 819 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 60.2% | 819 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 60.2% | 819 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 60.2% | 819 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 60.2% | 820 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 60.2% | 820 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 60.3% | 820 |