Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Giru Weir
88.2% full
Capacity
1 hm³
Volume stored
1 hm³
River
Haughton River
Year completed
2005
Coordinates
19.525°S, 147.114°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
88.2%vs 7 days ago
+3.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+22.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
112%of normal
88.2% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 78.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+9.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Giru Weir 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 −0.25). 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. 19.525°S, 147.114°E · Open in Google Maps
About Giru Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Giru Weir has a published fill of 88.2%, holding 0.9 hm³. Total capacity is 1 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.3 percentage points, and it is 22.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Giru Weir — 1048 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 54.5% (October 29, 2023) to a high of 149.4% (April 7, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around September.
The dam at Giru Weir was completed in 2005. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Haughton River Basin basin at 19.525°S, 147.114°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 88.2%
- Water stored
- 0.9 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.3 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 22.2 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Haughton River
- River basin
- Haughton River Basin
- Year completed
- 2005
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 19.525°S, 147.114°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 88.2% | 0.9 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 88.4% | 0.91 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 87.2% | 0.89 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 84.2% | 0.86 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 83.7% | 0.86 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 84.1% | 0.86 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 84.8% | 0.87 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 84.9% | 0.87 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 83.2% | 0.85 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 83.1% | 0.85 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 84.4% | 0.87 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 85.3% | 0.87 |