Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Jack Taylor Weir
75.2% full
Capacity
10.3 hm³
Volume stored
8 hm³
River
Balonne River
Year completed
1953
Coordinates
28.007°S, 148.625°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
75.2%vs 7 days ago
-4.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-21.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
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: 2026-09-08.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -28.007, 148.625 · Open in Google Maps
About Jack Taylor Weir
As of September 8, 2026, Jack Taylor Weir is filled to 75.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 8 hm³ of water out of a maximum 10 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 4.2 percentage points, and it is 21.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Jack Taylor Weir — 1095 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 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
- 75.2%
- Water stored
- 8 hm³
- Total capacity
- 10 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 4.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 21.4 pts
- 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
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 75.2% | 8 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 75.9% | 8 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 76.3% | 8 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 76.8% | 8 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 77.1% | 8 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 77.4% | 8 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 8 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 79.4% | 8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 79.7% | 8 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 79.9% | 8 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 80.2% | 8 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 80.5% | 8 |