Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Ned Churchward Weir
73.2% full
Capacity
29.5 hm³
Volume stored
22 hm³
River
Burnett River
Year completed
1998
Coordinates
25.037°S, 152.070°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
73.2%vs 7 days ago
-12.1%losing
vs 1 year ago
-27.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Ned Churchward Weir
As of September 9, 2026, Ned Churchward Weir is filled to 73.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 22 hm³ of water out of a maximum 30 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 27 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 12.1 percentage points, and it is 27.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ned Churchward Weir — 1089 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 70.1% (November 4, 2023) to a high of 149.5% (August 15, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around October.
The dam at Ned Churchward Weir was completed in 1998. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Burnett River Basin basin at 25.037°S, 152.070°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.2%
- Water stored
- 22 hm³
- Total capacity
- 30 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 27 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 12.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 27.0 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Burnett River
- River basin
- Burnett River Basin
- Year completed
- 1998
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 25.037°S, 152.070°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 73.2% | 22 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 74.5% | 22 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 75.8% | 22 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 77.0% | 23 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 23 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 80.6% | 24 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 83.5% | 25 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 85.3% | 25 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 86.2% | 25 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 87.1% | 26 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 87.3% | 26 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 87.4% | 26 |