Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Cordeaux
74.4% full
Capacity
93.9 hm³
Volume stored
70 hm³
River
Cordeaux River
Year completed
1926
Coordinates
34.387°S, 150.807°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
74.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.7 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-24.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
85%of normal
74.4% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 87.2% for October across 4 years of readings (-12.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Cordeaux 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 −0.41). 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. 34.387°S, 150.807°E · Open in Google Maps
About Cordeaux
As of October 26, 2026, Cordeaux is filled to 74.4% of its total capacity, holding 69.84 hm³ of water out of a maximum 93.9 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 (-0.7 pp), and it is 24.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Cordeaux — 1094 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 61.9% (January 12, 2024) to a high of 102.2% (August 21, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around January.
The dam at Cordeaux was completed in 1926. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Cordeaux River Basin basin at 34.387°S, 150.807°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 74.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 69.84 hm³
- Total capacity
- 93.9 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 24.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Cordeaux River
- River basin
- Cordeaux River Basin
- Year completed
- 1926
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.387°S, 150.807°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 74.4% | 69.84 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 74.5% | 69.92 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 74.6% | 70.05 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 70.13 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 70.13 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 74.8% | 70.25 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 74.9% | 70.38 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 75.1% | 70.52 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 75.2% | 70.66 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 75.4% | 70.78 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 75.5% | 70.9 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 75.6% | 71 |