Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Jack Taylor Weir
86.5% full
Capacity
10.3 hm³
Volume stored
9 hm³
River
Balonne River
Year completed
1953
Coordinates
28.007°S, 148.625°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
86.5%vs 7 days ago
+8.7 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-7.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
100%of normal
86.5% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 86.4% for October across 4 years of readings (+0.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Jack Taylor Weir 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 +0.97). 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. 28.007°S, 148.625°E · Open in Google Maps
About Jack Taylor Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Jack Taylor Weir is filled to 86.5% of its total capacity, holding 8.88 hm³ of water out of a maximum 10.3 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 8.7 percentage points, and it is 7.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Jack Taylor Weir — 1094 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 41.3% (October 30, 2023) to a high of 110.6% (March 20, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Jack Taylor Weir was completed in 1953. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Balonne River Basin basin at 28.007°S, 148.625°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 86.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 8.88 hm³
- Total capacity
- 10.3 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 8.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 7.9 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Balonne River
- River basin
- Balonne River Basin
- Year completed
- 1953
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 28.007°S, 148.625°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 86.5% | 8.88 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 86.6% | 8.9 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 85.6% | 8.8 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 82.4% | 8.46 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 79.3% | 8.14 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 78.0% | 8.01 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 77.9% | 8 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 77.8% | 8 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 77.7% | 7.98 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 77.7% | 7.98 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 77.8% | 7.99 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 77.7% | 7.98 |