Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Eungella
96.0% full
Capacity
112.5 hm³
Volume stored
108 hm³
River
Broken River
Year completed
1969
Coordinates
21.156°S, 148.400°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
96.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+2.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
99%of normal
96.0% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 97.0% for October across 4 years of readings (-1.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Eungella 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 −0.12). 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. 21.156°S, 148.400°E · Open in Google Maps
About Eungella
As of October 26, 2026, Eungella is filled to 96.0% of its total capacity, holding 108.03 hm³ of water out of a maximum 112.5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 111.2 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp), and it is 2.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Eungella — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 87.1% (December 25, 2025) to a high of 105.9% (January 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around December.
The dam at Eungella was completed in 1969. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Broken River Basin basin at 21.156°S, 148.400°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 96.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 108.03 hm³
- Total capacity
- 112.5 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 111.2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Broken River
- River basin
- Broken River Basin
- Year completed
- 1969
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 21.156°S, 148.400°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 108.03 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 96.1% | 108.06 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 96.1% | 108.06 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 96.1% | 108.06 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 96.1% | 108.09 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 96.1% | 108.1 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 96.1% | 108.09 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 96.1% | 108.04 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 108.02 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 96.3% | 108.28 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 96.5% | 108.59 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 96.5% | 108.54 |