Reservoir · Western Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Drakes Brook
90.7% full
Capacity
2.3 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
River
Drakes Brook
Year completed
1931
Coordinates
32.857°S, 115.953°E
Last updated
2026-10-20
Current fill
90.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+2.6 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
99%of normal
90.7% full on 2026-10-20, against an average of 91.3% for October across 4 years of readings (-0.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Drakes Brook 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 −0.99). 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: 2026-10-20.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 32.857°S, 115.953°E · Open in Google Maps
About Drakes Brook
As of October 20, 2026, Drakes Brook is filled to 90.7% of its total capacity, holding 2.08 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2.3 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pp), and it is 2.6 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Drakes Brook — 1051 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 20, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 59.8% (May 16, 2025) to a high of 101.0% (August 23, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Drakes Brook was completed in 1931. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Drakes Brook Basin basin at 32.857°S, 115.953°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 90.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2.08 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2.3 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.6 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Drakes Brook
- River basin
- Drakes Brook Basin
- Year completed
- 1931
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.857°S, 115.953°E
- Last updated
- October 20, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | 90.7% | 2.08 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 90.7% | 2.08 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 90.9% | 2.08 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 91.1% | 2.09 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 91.3% | 2.09 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 91.2% | 2.09 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 91.2% | 2.09 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 91.2% | 2.09 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 91.2% | 2.09 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 91.2% | 2.09 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 91.2% | 2.09 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 91.2% | 2.09 |