Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lock 2 - Waikerie
68.9% full
Capacity
40.4 hm³
Volume stored
28 hm³
River
River Murray
Year completed
1928
Coordinates
34.084°S, 139.949°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
68.9%vs 7 days ago
+1.6 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-11.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
97%of normal
68.9% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 71.2% for October across 4 years of readings (-2.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lock 2 - Waikerie had more rain than 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 +1.08). 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. 34.084°S, 139.949°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lock 2 - Waikerie
As of October 26, 2026, Lock 2 - Waikerie is filled to 68.9% of its total capacity, holding 27.83 hm³ of water out of a maximum 40.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 26.9 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.6 percentage points, and it is 11.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lock 2 - Waikerie — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 64.6% (November 30, 2023) to a high of 80.1% (September 28, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around July.
The dam at Lock 2 - Waikerie was completed in 1928. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the River Murray Basin basin at 34.084°S, 139.949°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 27.83 hm³
- Total capacity
- 40.4 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 26.9 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.6 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 11.0 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- River Murray
- River basin
- River Murray Basin
- Year completed
- 1928
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.084°S, 139.949°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 27.83 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 68.4% | 27.59 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 67.6% | 27.3 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 26.94 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 66.5% | 26.86 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 66.9% | 27.01 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 67.2% | 27.13 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 67.3% | 27.15 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 67.3% | 27.15 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 67.2% | 27.14 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 66.9% | 26.99 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 66.7% | 26.94 |