Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Julius
86.2% full
Capacity
107.5 hm³
Volume stored
93 hm³
River
Leichhardt River
Year completed
1976
Coordinates
20.130°S, 139.723°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
86.2%vs 7 days ago
-0.4 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+2.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
100%of normal
86.2% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 85.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+0.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Julius 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 +0.22). 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. 20.130°S, 139.723°E · Open in Google Maps
About Julius
As of October 26, 2026, Julius is filled to 86.2% of its total capacity, holding 92.62 hm³ of water out of a maximum 107.5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pp), and it is 2.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Julius — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 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 20.130°S, 139.723°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 86.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 92.62 hm³
- Total capacity
- 107.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Leichhardt River
- River basin
- Leichhardt River Basin
- Year completed
- 1976
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 20.130°S, 139.723°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 86.2% | 92.62 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 86.2% | 92.65 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 86.3% | 92.73 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 86.3% | 92.81 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 86.4% | 92.89 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 86.5% | 92.99 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 86.6% | 93.07 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 86.6% | 93.14 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 86.7% | 93.25 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 86.8% | 93.35 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 86.9% | 93.45 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 87.0% | 93.54 |