Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Eucumbene
41.7% full
Capacity
4,799 hm³
Volume stored
1999 hm³
River
Eucumbene River
Year completed
1958
Coordinates
36.158°S, 148.767°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
41.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-1.7 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
90%of normal
41.7% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 46.3% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lake Eucumbene 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 −0.94). 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. 36.158°S, 148.767°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lake Eucumbene
As of October 26, 2026, Lake Eucumbene is filled to 41.7% of its total capacity, holding 1,999 hm³ of water out of a maximum 4,799 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 4,367 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pp), and it is 1.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Eucumbene — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 32.8% (July 5, 2025) to a high of 64.4% (October 28, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around July.
The dam at Lake Eucumbene was completed in 1958. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Eucumbene River Basin basin at 36.158°S, 148.767°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 41.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1,999 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4,799 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 4,367 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 1.7 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Eucumbene River
- River basin
- Eucumbene River Basin
- Year completed
- 1958
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 36.158°S, 148.767°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 41.7% | 1,999 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 41.6% | 1,998 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 41.7% | 2,001 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 41.8% | 2,004 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 41.8% | 2,006 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 41.8% | 2,007 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 41.8% | 2,008 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 41.9% | 2,009 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 41.9% | 2,010 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 41.9% | 2,011 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 41.9% | 2,012 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 42.0% | 2,013 |