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Fitzroy Falls

93.9% full

Capacity

22.9 hm³

Volume stored

22 hm³

River

Yarrunga Creek

Year completed

1974

Coordinates

34.642°S, 150.498°E

Last updated

2026-09-08

Current fill

93.9%
High

vs 7 days ago

-0.3%

losing

vs 1 year ago

+4.7%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

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: 2026-09-08.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -34.642, 150.498 · Open in Google Maps

About Fitzroy Falls

As of September 8, 2026, Fitzroy Falls is filled to 93.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 22 hm³ of water out of a maximum 23 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 10 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.3 pts), and it is 4.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Fitzroy Falls — 1095 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 74.5% (March 27, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (May 23, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around December.

The dam at Fitzroy Falls was completed in 1974. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Yarrunga Creek Basin basin at 34.642°S, 150.498°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
93.9%
Water stored
22 hm³
Total capacity
23 hm³
Usable capacity
10 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.3 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 4.7 pts
Primary use
Water supply
River
Yarrunga Creek
River basin
Yarrunga Creek Basin
Year completed
1974
Operator
BOM
Coordinates
34.642°S, 150.498°E
Last updated
September 8, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
8 Sep 202693.9%22
7 Sep 202693.9%22
6 Sep 202693.9%22
5 Sep 202694.0%22
4 Sep 202694.1%22
3 Sep 202694.1%22
2 Sep 202694.2%22
1 Sep 202694.2%22
31 Aug 202694.3%22
30 Aug 202694.3%22
29 Aug 202694.2%22
28 Aug 202694.2%22

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