Reservoir · New South Wales and Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Hume
81.8% full
Capacity
3,038.2 hm³
Volume stored
2486 hm³
Coordinates
36.217°S, 147.130°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
81.8%vs 7 days ago
+5.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+26.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Hume
As of September 9, 2026, Hume is filled to 81.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2,486 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3,038 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 3,036 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 5.2 percentage points, and it is 26.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Hume — 1095 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 21.0% (May 5, 2026) to a high of 97.1% (September 12, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 81.8%
- Water stored
- 2,486 hm³
- Total capacity
- 3,038 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 3,036 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 5.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 26.7 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 36.217°S, 147.130°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 81.8% | 2,486 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 81.0% | 2,462 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 80.0% | 2,432 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 79.1% | 2,403 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 78.2% | 2,374 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 77.5% | 2,356 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 77.1% | 2,342 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 76.6% | 2,328 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 76.2% | 2,314 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 75.7% | 2,299 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 75.1% | 2,283 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 74.5% | 2,265 |