Reservoir · Tasmania · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Gordon
55.1% full
Capacity
12,359.1 hm³
Volume stored
6806 hm³
River
Gordon River
Year completed
1974
Coordinates
42.717°S, 146.171°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
55.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.4 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+7.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
113%of normal
55.1% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 48.7% for October across 4 years of readings (+6.4 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lake Gordon had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.09). 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. 42.717°S, 146.171°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lake Gordon
As of October 26, 2026, Lake Gordon is filled to 55.1% of its total capacity, holding 6,806 hm³ of water out of a maximum 12,359 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 11,147 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pp), and it is 7.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Gordon — 1094 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 35.8% (June 24, 2024) to a high of 55.5% (October 15, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around July.
The dam at Lake Gordon was completed in 1974. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Gordon River Basin basin at 42.717°S, 146.171°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 55.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 6,806 hm³
- Total capacity
- 12,359 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 11,147 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 7.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Gordon River
- River basin
- Gordon River Basin
- Year completed
- 1974
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 42.717°S, 146.171°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 55.1% | 6,806 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 55.1% | 6,814 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 55.2% | 6,821 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 55.3% | 6,829 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 55.3% | 6,837 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 55.4% | 6,842 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 55.4% | 6,848 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 55.5% | 6,854 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 55.5% | 6,856 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 55.5% | 6,856 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 55.5% | 6,855 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 55.5% | 6,853 |