Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Albert
101.1% full
Capacity
279.6 hm³
Volume stored
283 hm³
River
River Murray
Coordinates
35.619°S, 139.284°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
101.1%vs 7 days ago
+3.7%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-2.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Lake Albert
As of September 9, 2026, Lake Albert is filled to 101.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 283 hm³ of water out of a maximum 280 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.7 percentage points, and it is 2.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Albert — 1095 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 77.8% (April 2, 2025) to a high of 110.8% (September 3, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the River Murray Basin basin at 35.619°S, 139.284°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 101.1%
- Water stored
- 283 hm³
- Total capacity
- 280 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- River Murray
- River basin
- River Murray Basin
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 35.619°S, 139.284°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 101.1% | 283 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 102.8% | 287 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 103.0% | 288 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 101.8% | 285 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 280 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 99.3% | 278 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 98.3% | 275 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 97.4% | 272 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 96.9% | 271 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 97.4% | 272 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 98.0% | 274 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 97.9% | 274 |