Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Little Nerang
101.2% full
Capacity
6.705 hm³
Volume stored
7 hm³
River
Little Nerang Creek
Year completed
1961
Coordinates
28.158°S, 153.280°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
101.2%vs 7 days ago
+19.7 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+21.4 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
116%of normal
101.2% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 87.6% for October across 4 years of readings (+13.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Little Nerang 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 −0.16). 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: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 28.158°S, 153.280°E · Open in Google Maps
About Little Nerang
As of October 28, 2026, Little Nerang is filled to 101.2% of its total capacity, holding 6.786 hm³ of water out of a maximum 6.705 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 19.7 percentage points, and it is 21.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Little Nerang — 832 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 54.8% (November 6, 2023) to a high of 109.1% (March 9, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around December.
The dam at Little Nerang was completed in 1961. It is operated by Seqwater primarily for water supply. It lies within the Little Nerang Creek Basin basin at 28.158°S, 153.280°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 101.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 6.786 hm³
- Total capacity
- 6.705 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 19.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 21.4 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Little Nerang Creek
- River basin
- Little Nerang Creek Basin
- Year completed
- 1961
- Operator
- Seqwater
- Coordinates
- 28.158°S, 153.280°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 101.2% | 6.786 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 102.2% | 6.85 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 102.0% | 6.84 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 101.8% | 6.82 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 101.2% | 6.78 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 91.6% | 6.14 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 81.5% | 5.46 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 80.7% | 5.41 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 80.0% | 5.36 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 79.5% | 5.33 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 79.8% | 5.35 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 80.0% | 5.37 |