Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Moolabah Weir
99.6% full
Capacity
2.6 hm³
Volume stored
3 hm³
Year completed
1969
Coordinates
27.983°S, 148.719°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
99.6%vs 7 days ago
-0.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+6.4 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
101%of normal
99.6% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 99.1% for October across 4 years of readings (+0.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Moolabah Weir 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 +0.96). 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. 27.983°S, 148.719°E · Open in Google Maps
About Moolabah Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Moolabah Weir is filled to 99.6% of its total capacity, holding 2.57 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2.6 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp), and it is 6.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Moolabah Weir — 1094 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 35.7% (December 7, 2023) to a high of 117.0% (December 30, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Moolabah Weir was completed in 1969. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 27.983°S, 148.719°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 99.6% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2.57 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2.6 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 6.4 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Year completed
- 1969
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 27.983°S, 148.719°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 2.57 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 2.57 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 2.57 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 2.57 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 2.57 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 2.57 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 99.7% | 2.57 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 99.7% | 2.57 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 99.7% | 2.57 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 99.8% | 2.57 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 99.8% | 2.57 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 99.8% | 2.57 |