Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Jindabyne
83.5% full
Capacity
689.8 hm³
Volume stored
576 hm³
River
Snowy River
Year completed
1967
Coordinates
36.374°S, 148.626°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
83.5%vs 7 days ago
+4.4%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+15.8%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 Jindabyne
As of September 9, 2026, Lake Jindabyne is filled to 83.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 576 hm³ of water out of a maximum 690 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 389 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.4 percentage points, and it is 15.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Jindabyne — 1095 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 51.2% (April 21, 2025) to a high of 83.5% (September 9, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Lake Jindabyne was completed in 1967. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Snowy River Basin basin at 36.374°S, 148.626°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 83.5%
- Water stored
- 576 hm³
- Total capacity
- 690 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 389 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 15.8 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Snowy River
- River basin
- Snowy River Basin
- Year completed
- 1967
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 36.374°S, 148.626°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 83.5% | 576 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 83.1% | 574 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 82.6% | 570 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 81.9% | 565 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 80.1% | 553 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 79.6% | 549 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 79.3% | 547 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 79.1% | 545 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 78.8% | 543 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 78.6% | 542 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 78.4% | 541 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 78.3% | 540 |