Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Melton Reservoir
101.2% full
Capacity
14.3 hm³
Volume stored
15 hm³
River
Werribee River
Year completed
1916
Coordinates
37.707°S, 144.521°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
101.2%vs 7 days ago
+0.7 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+80.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
174%of normal
101.2% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 58.0% for October across 4 years of readings (+43.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Melton Reservoir 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 +0.32). 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. 37.707°S, 144.521°E · Open in Google Maps
About Melton Reservoir
As of October 26, 2026, Melton Reservoir is filled to 101.2% of its total capacity, holding 14.51 hm³ of water out of a maximum 14.3 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.7 pp), and it is 80.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Melton Reservoir — 1074 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 4.3% (May 28, 2025) to a high of 106.3% (October 4, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Melton Reservoir was completed in 1916. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Werribee River Basin basin at 37.707°S, 144.521°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 101.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 14.51 hm³
- Total capacity
- 14.3 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 80.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Werribee River
- River basin
- Werribee River Basin
- Year completed
- 1916
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.707°S, 144.521°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 101.2% | 14.51 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 101.4% | 14.54 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 100.3% | 14.38 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 100.2% | 14.38 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 100.4% | 14.39 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 100.4% | 14.4 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 100.4% | 14.4 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 100.5% | 14.41 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 100.5% | 14.41 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 100.5% | 14.41 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 100.5% | 14.41 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 100.5% | 14.42 |