Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Pamamaroo
72.4% full
Capacity
277.7 hm³
Volume stored
201 hm³
Coordinates
32.275°S, 142.458°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Current fill
72.4%vs 7 days ago
-1.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-27.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
78%of normal
72.4% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 92.7% for October across 4 years of readings (-20.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lake Pamamaroo 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 +0.25). 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: 2026-10-27.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 32.275°S, 142.458°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lake Pamamaroo
As of October 27, 2026, Lake Pamamaroo is filled to 72.4% of its total capacity, holding 201.04 hm³ of water out of a maximum 277.7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 248.8 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.5 percentage points, and it is 27.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Pamamaroo — 1095 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 71.1% (April 23, 2025) to a high of 111.2% (November 10, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 32.275°S, 142.458°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 72.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 201.04 hm³
- Total capacity
- 277.7 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 248.8 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 27.0 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.275°S, 142.458°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 72.4% | 201.04 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 72.6% | 201.67 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 72.9% | 202.55 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 73.2% | 203.41 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 73.4% | 203.82 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 73.6% | 204.31 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 73.8% | 204.83 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 73.9% | 205.21 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 74.0% | 205.59 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 74.1% | 205.87 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 74.3% | 206.29 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 74.4% | 206.58 |