Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Glenlyon
42.9% full
Capacity
252.7 hm³
Volume stored
108 hm³
River
Pike Creek
Year completed
1977
Coordinates
28.942°S, 151.454°E
Last updated
2026-09-28
Current fill
42.9%vs 7 days ago
Stale7-day trend
StaleDrought context
Storage vs September average
72%of normal
42.9% full on 2026-09-28, against an average of 59.7% for September across 3 years of readings (-16.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Glenlyon 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 −0.11). 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: 2026-09-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 28.942°S, 151.454°E · Open in Google Maps
About Glenlyon
As of September 28, 2026, Glenlyon is filled to 42.9% of its total capacity, holding 108.35 hm³ of water out of a maximum 252.7 hm³. The reading is past the freshness window, so it is shown as stale. Of that total, 250.9 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
The 7-day change is not shown, because the latest reading is past the freshness window.
Across the readings we hold for Glenlyon — 1067 data points between October 28, 2023 and September 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 42.9% (September 28, 2026) to a high of 84.9% (October 28, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around June.
The dam at Glenlyon was completed in 1977. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Pike Creek Basin basin at 28.942°S, 151.454°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 42.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 108.35 hm³
- Total capacity
- 252.7 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 250.9 hm³
- 7-day change
- Stale
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Pike Creek
- River basin
- Pike Creek Basin
- Year completed
- 1977
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 28.942°S, 151.454°E
- Last updated
- September 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 42.9% | 108.35 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 43.1% | 108.93 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 43.3% | 109.47 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 43.5% | 109.99 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 43.7% | 110.54 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 44.0% | 111.05 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 44.2% | 111.62 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 44.4% | 112.14 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 44.5% | 112.36 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | 44.5% | 112.5 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 44.6% | 112.64 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 44.6% | 112.77 |