Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lake Wetherell
32.7% full
Capacity
193.2 hm³
Volume stored
63 hm³
Coordinates
32.308°S, 142.577°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
32.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.7 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-63.4 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
43%of normal
32.7% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 76.9% for October across 4 years of readings (-44.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lake Wetherell 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 +0.19). 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. 32.308°S, 142.577°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lake Wetherell
As of October 26, 2026, Lake Wetherell is filled to 32.7% of its total capacity, holding 63.24 hm³ of water out of a maximum 193.2 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.7 pp), and it is 63.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Wetherell — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 32.7% (October 25, 2026) to a high of 105.6% (September 23, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 32.308°S, 142.577°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 32.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 63.24 hm³
- Total capacity
- 193.2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 63.4 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 32.308°S, 142.577°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 32.7% | 63.24 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 32.7% | 63.24 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 33.0% | 63.8 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 33.1% | 63.91 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 33.1% | 64 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 33.2% | 64.08 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 33.3% | 64.3 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 33.4% | 64.54 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 33.5% | 64.64 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 33.5% | 64.66 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 33.5% | 64.64 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 33.4% | 64.6 |