Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Lock 5 - Renmark
69.9% full
Capacity
36.9 hm³
Volume stored
26 hm³
River
River Murray
Year completed
1927
Coordinates
34.183°S, 140.775°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
69.9%vs 7 days ago
+4.9 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+1.4 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
107%of normal
69.9% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 65.4% for October across 4 years of readings (+4.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Lock 5 - Renmark 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 +0.94). 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. 34.183°S, 140.775°E · Open in Google Maps
About Lock 5 - Renmark
As of October 26, 2026, Lock 5 - Renmark is filled to 69.9% of its total capacity, holding 25.81 hm³ of water out of a maximum 36.9 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 23 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.9 percentage points, and it is 1.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lock 5 - Renmark — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 58.8% (April 16, 2026) to a high of 69.9% (October 22, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around April.
The dam at Lock 5 - Renmark was completed in 1927. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the River Murray Basin basin at 34.183°S, 140.775°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 25.81 hm³
- Total capacity
- 36.9 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 23 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.9 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.4 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- River Murray
- River basin
- River Murray Basin
- Year completed
- 1927
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.183°S, 140.775°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 69.9% | 25.81 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 69.3% | 25.58 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 68.4% | 25.26 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 67.2% | 24.81 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 66.1% | 24.4 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 65.4% | 24.14 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 65.1% | 24.03 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 65.0% | 24.02 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 65.4% | 24.15 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 65.8% | 24.29 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 65.5% | 24.19 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 64.9% | 23.97 |