John Goleby Weir

As of September 9, 2026, John Goleby Weir is filled to 72.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2 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 2.9 percentage points, and it is 22.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for John Goleby Weir — 1094 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 50.6% (December 15, 2023) to a high of 146.0% (March 11, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around November.

The dam at John Goleby Weir was completed in 1986. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Burnett River Basin basin at 25.248°S, 151.156°E.