Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Little Para
68.2% full
Capacity
20.9 hm³
Volume stored
14 hm³
River
Little Para River
Year completed
1977
Coordinates
34.746°S, 138.728°E
Last updated
2026-09-05
Current fill
68.2%vs 7 days ago
+1.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+16.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-05.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Little Para
As of September 5, 2026, Little Para is filled to 68.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 14 hm³ of water out of a maximum 21 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 20 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.2 pts), and it is 16.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Little Para — 1089 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 5, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 16.9% (March 19, 2025) to a high of 74.9% (January 11, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Little Para was completed in 1977. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Little Para River Basin basin at 34.746°S, 138.728°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.2%
- Water stored
- 14 hm³
- Total capacity
- 21 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 20 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 16.4 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Little Para River
- River basin
- Little Para River Basin
- Year completed
- 1977
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.746°S, 138.728°E
- Last updated
- September 5, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | 68.2% | 14 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 68.1% | 14 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 68.0% | 14 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 67.9% | 14 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 67.7% | 14 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 67.4% | 14 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 67.2% | 14 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 67.0% | 14 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 66.7% | 14 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 66.5% | 14 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 66.2% | 14 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 65.3% | 14 |