Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Julius
91.4% full
Capacity
107.5 hm³
Volume stored
98 hm³
River
Leichhardt River
Year completed
1976
Coordinates
20.286°S, 139.720°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
91.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
+2.6%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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. -20.286, 139.720 · Open in Google Maps
About Julius
As of September 8, 2026, Julius is filled to 91.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 98 hm³ of water out of a maximum 108 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts), and it is 2.6 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Julius — 1095 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 80.0% (December 20, 2025) to a high of 115.2% (December 29, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Julius was completed in 1976. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Leichhardt River Basin basin at 20.286°S, 139.720°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 91.4%
- Water stored
- 98 hm³
- Total capacity
- 108 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.6 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Leichhardt River
- River basin
- Leichhardt River Basin
- Year completed
- 1976
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 20.286°S, 139.720°E
- Last updated
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 91.4% | 98 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 91.4% | 98 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 91.5% | 98 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 91.6% | 98 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 91.6% | 99 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 91.7% | 99 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 91.8% | 99 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 91.8% | 99 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 91.9% | 99 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 92.0% | 99 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 92.1% | 99 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 92.1% | 99 |

