Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Devilbend
53.1% full
Capacity
14.6 hm³
Volume stored
8 hm³
River
Off-stream
Year completed
1964
Coordinates
38.289°S, 145.105°E
Last updated
2026-10-12
Current fill
53.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-0.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
93%of normal
53.1% full on 2026-10-12, against an average of 57.1% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Devilbend 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 −0.32). 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: 2026-10-12.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -38.289, 145.105 · Open in Google Maps
About Devilbend
As of October 12, 2026, Devilbend is filled to 53.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 8 hm³ of water out of a maximum 15 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 (-0.2 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Devilbend — 1062 data points between October 15, 2023 and October 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 49.6% (April 11, 2026) to a high of 62.6% (October 15, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Devilbend was completed in 1964. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Off-stream Basin basin at 38.289°S, 145.105°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 53.1%
- Water stored
- 8 hm³
- Total capacity
- 15 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 0.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Off-stream
- River basin
- Off-stream Basin
- Year completed
- 1964
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 38.289°S, 145.105°E
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 53.1% | 8 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 8 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 8 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 8 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 8 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 8 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 53.3% | 8 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 8 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 53.1% | 8 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 52.9% | 8 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 52.8% | 8 |