Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Moorabool
73.8% full
Capacity
6.7 hm³
Volume stored
5 hm³
River
West Moorabool River
Year completed
1915
Coordinates
37.509°S, 144.084°E
Last updated
2026-10-13
Current fill
73.8%vs 7 days ago
+1.9%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+40.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
168%of normal
73.8% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 43.8% for October across 2 years of readings (+30.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Moorabool 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 −0.31). 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: 2026-10-13.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -37.509, 144.084 · Open in Google Maps
About Moorabool
As of October 13, 2026, Moorabool is filled to 73.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 5 hm³ of water out of a maximum 7 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.9 percentage points, and it is 40.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Moorabool — 484 data points between June 17, 2025 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 27.3% (January 13, 2026) to a high of 82.1% (July 31, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Moorabool was completed in 1915. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the West Moorabool River Basin basin at 37.509°S, 144.084°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.8%
- Water stored
- 5 hm³
- Total capacity
- 7 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.9 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 40.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- West Moorabool River
- River basin
- West Moorabool River Basin
- Year completed
- 1915
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.509°S, 144.084°E
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 73.8% | 5 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 73.9% | 5 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 73.8% | 5 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 73.7% | 5 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 73.9% | 5 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 74.2% | 5 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 74.1% | 5 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 71.9% | 5 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 70.5% | 5 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 70.1% | 5 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 68.6% | 5 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 66.6% | 4 |