Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Fred Haigh
93.8% full
Capacity
562 hm³
Volume stored
527 hm³
River
Kolan River
Year completed
1975
Coordinates
24.815°S, 151.793°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
93.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
+4.0%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
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About Fred Haigh
As of September 8, 2026, Fred Haigh is filled to 93.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 527 hm³ of water out of a maximum 562 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 558 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts), and it is 4.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Fred Haigh — 1095 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 84.6% (February 12, 2026) to a high of 104.2% (March 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around December.
The dam at Fred Haigh was completed in 1975. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Kolan River Basin basin at 24.815°S, 151.793°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 93.8%
- Water stored
- 527 hm³
- Total capacity
- 562 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 558 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 4.0 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Kolan River
- River basin
- Kolan River Basin
- Year completed
- 1975
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 24.815°S, 151.793°E
- Last updated
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 93.8% | 527 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 93.9% | 528 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 93.9% | 528 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 94.0% | 528 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 94.1% | 529 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 94.1% | 529 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 94.2% | 529 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 94.2% | 529 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 94.3% | 530 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 94.3% | 530 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 94.4% | 531 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 94.5% | 531 |