Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Eildon
61.0% full
Capacity
3,334.2 hm³
Volume stored
2035 hm³
River
Goulburn River
Year completed
1956
Coordinates
37.241°S, 146.083°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
61.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.7 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+5.4 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
88%of normal
61.0% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 69.4% for October across 4 years of readings (-8.4 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lake Eildon 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 −0.36). 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. 37.241°S, 146.083°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lake Eildon
As of October 26, 2026, Lake Eildon is filled to 61.0% of its total capacity, holding 2,035 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3,334 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 3,250 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.7 pp), and it is 5.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Eildon — 1066 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 40.3% (May 6, 2026) to a high of 99.9% (November 5, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around June.
The dam at Lake Eildon was completed in 1956. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Goulburn River Basin basin at 37.241°S, 146.083°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 61.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2,035 hm³
- Total capacity
- 3,334 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 3,250 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 5.4 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Goulburn River
- River basin
- Goulburn River Basin
- Year completed
- 1956
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.241°S, 146.083°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 2,035 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 2,035 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 2,035 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 61.2% | 2,039 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 61.3% | 2,043 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 61.4% | 2,047 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 61.5% | 2,051 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 61.7% | 2,056 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 61.8% | 2,061 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 62.0% | 2,066 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 62.1% | 2,071 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 62.2% | 2,074 |