Reservoir · New South Wales and Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Hume
84.7% full
Capacity
3,038.2 hm³
Volume stored
2573 hm³
Coordinates
36.217°S, 147.130°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
84.7%vs 7 days ago
-1.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+34.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
126%of normal
84.7% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 67.0% for October across 4 years of readings (+17.7 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Hume 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: 2026-10-26.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.217°S, 147.130°E · Open in Google Maps
About Hume
As of October 26, 2026, Hume is filled to 84.7% of its total capacity, holding 2,573 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3,038 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 3,036 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.2 percentage points, and it is 34.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Hume — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 21.0% (May 5, 2026) to a high of 94.6% (October 28, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 36.217°S, 147.130°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 84.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2,573 hm³
- Total capacity
- 3,038 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 3,036 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 34.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 36.217°S, 147.130°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 84.7% | 2,573 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 84.7% | 2,573 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 84.8% | 2,576 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 84.9% | 2,580 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 85.1% | 2,586 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 85.4% | 2,594 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 85.6% | 2,602 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 85.9% | 2,610 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 86.1% | 2,617 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 86.4% | 2,625 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 86.6% | 2,632 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 86.8% | 2,638 |