Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Eildon
60.1% full
Capacity
3,334.2 hm³
Volume stored
2003 hm³
River
Goulburn River
Year completed
1956
Coordinates
37.241°S, 146.083°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
60.1%vs 7 days ago
+1.0%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+1.9%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
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About Lake Eildon
As of September 8, 2026, Lake Eildon is filled to 60.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2,003 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3,334 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 3,250 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.0 pts), and it is 1.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Eildon — 1066 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 40.3% (May 6, 2026) to a high of 100.6% (October 7, 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
- 60.1%
- Water stored
- 2,003 hm³
- Total capacity
- 3,334 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 3,250 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.9 pts
- 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
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 60.1% | 2,003 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 59.9% | 1,998 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 59.8% | 1,992 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 59.5% | 1,985 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 59.4% | 1,979 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 59.3% | 1,977 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 59.2% | 1,974 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 59.1% | 1,969 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 58.9% | 1,965 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 58.8% | 1,961 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 58.6% | 1,955 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 58.4% | 1,949 |