Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Ned Churchward Weir
118.1% full
Capacity
29.5 hm³
Volume stored
35 hm³
River
Burnett River
Year completed
1998
Coordinates
25.037°S, 152.070°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
118.1%vs 7 days ago
+49.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+36.7 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
136%of normal
118.1% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 87.0% for October across 4 years of readings (+31.1 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Ned Churchward 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 −0.55). 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. 25.037°S, 152.070°E · Open in Google Maps
About Ned Churchward Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Ned Churchward Weir is filled to 118.1% of its total capacity, holding 34.84 hm³ of water out of a maximum 29.5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full. Of that total, 26.9 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 49.3 percentage points, and it is 36.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ned Churchward Weir — 1089 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 66.0% (September 29, 2026) 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
- 118.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 34.84 hm³
- Total capacity
- 29.5 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 26.9 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 49.3 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 36.7 pp
- 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
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 118.1% | 34.84 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 122.5% | 36.14 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 75.1% | 22.15 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 72.4% | 21.35 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 71.1% | 20.98 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 20.79 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 69.5% | 20.51 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 20.32 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 68.5% | 20.2 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 68.2% | 20.12 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 68.0% | 20.06 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 68.2% | 20.14 |