Hinze

As of September 9, 2026, Hinze is filled to 97.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 301 hm³ of water out of a maximum 311 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Hinze — 1025 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 77.8% (December 25, 2023) to a high of 125.3% (March 10, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around November.

The dam at Hinze was completed in 1989. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Nerang River Basin basin at 28.101°S, 153.252°E.