Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lal Lal
71.4% full
Capacity
59.5 hm³
Volume stored
42 hm³
River
West Moorabool River
Year completed
1972
Coordinates
37.658°S, 144.059°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Current fill
71.4%vs 7 days ago
+1.0 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+16.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
107%of normal
71.4% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 66.8% for October across 4 years of readings (+4.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lal Lal 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 +0.07). 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. 37.658°S, 144.059°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lal Lal
As of October 27, 2026, Lal Lal is filled to 71.4% of its total capacity, holding 42.49 hm³ of water out of a maximum 59.5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.0 percentage points, and it is 16.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lal Lal — 1095 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 43.6% (June 23, 2026) to a high of 90.1% (October 29, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around July.
The dam at Lal Lal was completed in 1972. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the West Moorabool River Basin basin at 37.658°S, 144.059°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 71.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 42.49 hm³
- Total capacity
- 59.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.0 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 16.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- West Moorabool River
- River basin
- West Moorabool River Basin
- Year completed
- 1972
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.658°S, 144.059°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 71.4% | 42.49 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 71.0% | 42.29 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 70.7% | 42.07 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 41.94 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 41.94 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 41.93 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 41.92 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 41.92 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 41.91 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 70.3% | 41.89 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 70.3% | 41.87 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 70.3% | 41.85 |