Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Glenbawn
94.1% full
Capacity
749.8 hm³
Volume stored
706 hm³
Coordinates
32.096°S, 150.999°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
94.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-6.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
97%of normal
94.1% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 96.7% for October across 4 years of readings (-2.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Glenbawn 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 −0.69). 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. 32.096°S, 150.999°E · Open in Google Maps
About Glenbawn
As of October 26, 2026, Glenbawn is filled to 94.1% of its total capacity, holding 705.7 hm³ of water out of a maximum 749.8 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 748.8 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp), and it is 6.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Glenbawn — 1092 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 88.3% (May 31, 2024) to a high of 115.0% (August 6, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 32.096°S, 150.999°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 705.7 hm³
- Total capacity
- 749.8 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 748.8 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 6.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.096°S, 150.999°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 94.1% | 705.7 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 94.1% | 705.83 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 94.1% | 705.9 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 94.2% | 706.01 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 94.2% | 706.2 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 94.2% | 706.35 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 94.2% | 706.47 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 94.2% | 706.65 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 706.86 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 707.14 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 707.42 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 94.4% | 707.69 |