Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Moura Weir
59.1% full
Capacity
7.7 hm³
Volume stored
5 hm³
River
Dawson River
Year completed
1946
Coordinates
24.619°S, 149.956°E
Last updated
2026-10-11
Current fill
59.1%vs 7 days ago
+2.7%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-9.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
112%of normal
59.1% full on 2026-10-11, against an average of 53.0% for October across 4 years of readings (+6.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Moura Weir had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.58). 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: 2026-10-11.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -24.619, 149.956 · Open in Google Maps
About Moura Weir
As of October 11, 2026, Moura Weir is filled to 59.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 5 hm³ of water out of a maximum 8 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 7 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 2.7 percentage points, and it is 9.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Moura Weir — 1093 data points between October 13, 2023 and October 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 25.3% (December 21, 2023) to a high of 147.4% (March 16, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around October.
The dam at Moura Weir was completed in 1946. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Dawson River Basin basin at 24.619°S, 149.956°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 59.1%
- Water stored
- 5 hm³
- Total capacity
- 8 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 7 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 2.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 9.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Dawson River
- River basin
- Dawson River Basin
- Year completed
- 1946
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 24.619°S, 149.956°E
- Last updated
- October 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | 59.1% | 5 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 59.2% | 5 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 59.4% | 5 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 59.4% | 5 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 59.0% | 5 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 58.4% | 4 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 57.6% | 4 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 56.4% | 4 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 54.6% | 4 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 51.8% | 4 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 48.5% | 4 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 46.9% | 4 |