Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Morris
98.0% full
Capacity
38.5 hm³
Volume stored
38 hm³
River
Freshwater Creek
Year completed
1976
Coordinates
16.988°S, 145.682°E
Last updated
2026-09-24
Current fill
98.0%vs 7 days ago
Stale7-day trend
StaleDrought context
Storage vs September average
100%of normal
98.0% full on 2026-09-24, against an average of 97.8% for September across 2 years of readings (+0.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lake Morris 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 +0.41). 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: 2026-09-24.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 16.988°S, 145.682°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lake Morris
As of September 24, 2026, Lake Morris is filled to 98.0% of its total capacity, holding 37.72 hm³ of water out of a maximum 38.5 hm³. The reading is past the freshness window, so it is shown as stale. Of that total, 37.1 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
The 7-day change is not shown, because the latest reading is past the freshness window.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Morris — 385 data points between July 8, 2024 and September 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 90.2% (November 27, 2024) to a high of 101.6% (July 8, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Lake Morris was completed in 1976. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Freshwater Creek Basin basin at 16.988°S, 145.682°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 98.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 37.72 hm³
- Total capacity
- 38.5 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 37.1 hm³
- 7-day change
- Stale
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Freshwater Creek
- River basin
- Freshwater Creek Basin
- Year completed
- 1976
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 16.988°S, 145.682°E
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | 98.0% | 37.72 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 98.1% | 37.74 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 98.2% | 37.76 |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 96.8% | 37.23 |
| 23 Jul 2025 | 97.1% | 37.35 |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 97.1% | 37.35 |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 97.1% | 37.35 |
| 20 Jul 2025 | 97.1% | 37.36 |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 97.2% | 37.38 |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 97.2% | 37.4 |
| 17 Jul 2025 | 97.2% | 37.42 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 97.3% | 37.43 |