Lal Lal

As of September 9, 2026, Lal Lal is filled to 64.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 38 hm³ of water out of a maximum 60 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 1.9 percentage points, and it is 7.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Lal Lal — 1095 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 43.6% (June 23, 2026) to a high of 92.4% (September 11, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October 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.