Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Evansford
100.6% full
Capacity
1.4 hm³
Volume stored
1 hm³
River
McCallum Cree
Year completed
1885
Coordinates
37.279°S, 143.654°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Current fill
100.6%vs 7 days ago
+1.4 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+18.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
112%of normal
100.6% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 90.2% for October across 2 years of readings (+10.4 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Evansford 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 +0.22). 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: 2026-10-27.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.279°S, 143.654°E · Open in Google Maps
About Evansford
As of October 27, 2026, Evansford has a published fill of 100.6%, holding 1.36 hm³. Total capacity is 1.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.4 percentage points, and it is 18.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Evansford — 697 data points between November 26, 2024 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 52.2% (June 3, 2025) to a high of 104.0% (August 21, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Evansford was completed in 1885. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the McCallum Cree Basin basin at 37.279°S, 143.654°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.6%
- Water stored
- 1.36 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1.4 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 18.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- McCallum Cree
- River basin
- McCallum Cree Basin
- Year completed
- 1885
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.279°S, 143.654°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 100.6% | 1.36 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 100.7% | 1.36 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 99.5% | 1.34 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 98.6% | 1.33 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 98.7% | 1.33 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 98.8% | 1.33 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 99.0% | 1.34 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 99.2% | 1.34 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 99.4% | 1.34 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 1.34 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 1.34 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 1.34 |