Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
John Goleby Weir
65.5% full
Capacity
1.7 hm³
Volume stored
1 hm³
River
Burnett River
Year completed
1986
Coordinates
25.248°S, 151.156°E
Last updated
2026-10-13
Current fill
65.5%vs 7 days ago
-0.9%losing
vs 1 year ago
-16.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
84%of normal
65.5% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 78.4% for October across 4 years of readings (-12.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around John Goleby Weir had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.19). 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: 2026-10-13.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -25.248, 151.156 · Open in Google Maps
About John Goleby Weir
As of October 13, 2026, John Goleby Weir is filled to 65.5% 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 held broadly steady (-0.9 pts), and it is 16.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for John Goleby Weir — 1094 data points between October 15, 2023 and October 13, 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.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 65.5%
- Water stored
- 1 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 16.0 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Burnett River
- River basin
- Burnett River Basin
- Year completed
- 1986
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 25.248°S, 151.156°E
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 65.5% | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 65.6% | 1 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 65.7% | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 65.7% | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 66.0% | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 66.1% | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 66.4% | 1 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 66.4% | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 66.6% | 1 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 1 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 1 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 66.9% | 1 |