Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Hinze
100.4% full
Capacity
310.73 hm³
Volume stored
312 hm³
River
Nerang River
Year completed
1989
Coordinates
28.049°S, 153.285°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
100.4%vs 22 Oct 2026
+5.2 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+5.9 ppyear-over-year
Trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
106%of normal
100.4% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 94.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+5.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Hinze 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 −0.16). 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: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 28.049°S, 153.285°E · Open in Google Maps
About Hinze
As of October 28, 2026, Hinze is filled to 100.4% of its total capacity, holding 311.906 hm³ of water out of a maximum 310.73 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Since October 22, 2026 the fill level has risen by 5.2 percentage points, and it is 5.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Hinze — 1014 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 28, 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 Seqwater primarily for water supply. It lies within the Nerang River Basin basin at 28.049°S, 153.285°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 311.906 hm³
- Total capacity
- 310.73 hm³
- Change since October 22, 2026
- ▲ 5.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 5.9 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Nerang River
- River basin
- Nerang River Basin
- Year completed
- 1989
- Operator
- Seqwater
- Coordinates
- 28.049°S, 153.285°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 100.4% | 311.906 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 97.3% | 302.25 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 95.2% | 295.81 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 94.6% | 293.83 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 94.5% | 293.62 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 94.4% | 293.47 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 94.5% | 293.58 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 94.5% | 293.68 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 94.6% | 293.89 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 94.7% | 294.19 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 94.8% | 294.56 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 94.8% | 294.67 |