Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Giru Weir
73.8% full
Capacity
1 hm³
Volume stored
1 hm³
River
Haughton River
Year completed
2005
Coordinates
19.525°S, 147.114°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
73.8%vs 7 days ago
-1.8%losing
vs 1 year ago
+0.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Giru Weir
As of September 9, 2026, Giru Weir is filled to 73.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.8 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Giru Weir — 1048 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 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
- 73.8%
- Water stored
- 1 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.8 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.7 pts
- 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
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 73.8% | 1 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 75.9% | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 76.7% | 1 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 75.6% | 1 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 74.3% | 1 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 74.9% | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 76.2% | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 75.6% | 1 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 72.7% | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 69.7% | 1 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 68.7% | 1 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 69.4% | 1 |