Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Glebe Weir
10.1% full
Capacity
17.7 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
River
Dawson River
Year completed
1971
Coordinates
25.475°S, 150.011°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
10.1%vs 7 days ago
+1.6 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-34.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
41%of normal
10.1% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 24.7% for October across 4 years of readings (-14.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Glebe 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 −0.31). 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. 25.475°S, 150.011°E · Open in Google Maps
About Glebe Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Glebe Weir is filled to 10.1% of its total capacity, holding 1.78 hm³ of water out of a maximum 17.7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.6 percentage points, and it is 34.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Glebe Weir — 1094 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 8.3% (September 19, 2026) to a high of 148.0% (March 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around October.
The dam at Glebe Weir was completed in 1971. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Dawson River Basin basin at 25.475°S, 150.011°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 10.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.78 hm³
- Total capacity
- 17.7 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.6 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 34.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Dawson River
- River basin
- Dawson River Basin
- Year completed
- 1971
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 25.475°S, 150.011°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 10.1% | 1.78 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 1.61 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 8.7% | 1.55 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 8.6% | 1.52 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 8.4% | 1.5 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 8.4% | 1.48 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 8.4% | 1.49 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 8.5% | 1.51 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 9.4% | 1.66 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 10.1% | 1.78 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 10.9% | 1.93 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 11.2% | 1.98 |