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Newlyn Reservoir
Current fill: N/A
Capacity
3 hm³
Volume stored
N/A
River
Birch's Creek
Year completed
1871
Coordinates
37.409°S, 144.007°E
Not currently reporting
The most recent reading for this reservoir is from 2025-08-10, more than 45 days ago, so the current fill is shown as N/A. The history below reflects that older reading.
Current fill
N/Avs 7 days ago
N/Avs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
N/ADrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Newlyn Reservoir 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 +0.18). 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).
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.409°S, 144.007°E · Open in Google Maps
About Newlyn Reservoir
The dam at Newlyn Reservoir was completed in 1871. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Birch's Creek Basin basin at 37.409°S, 144.007°E.
Key facts
- Total capacity
- 3 hm³
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Birch's Creek
- River basin
- Birch's Creek Basin
- Year completed
- 1871
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.409°S, 144.007°E
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2025 | 20.3% | 0.61 |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 20.3% | 0.61 |
| 8 Aug 2025 | 20.2% | 0.61 |
| 17 Oct 2024 | 50.9% | 1.53 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 51.0% | 1.54 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | 51.1% | 1.54 |
| 14 Oct 2024 | 51.1% | 1.54 |
| 13 Oct 2024 | 51.2% | 1.54 |
| 12 Oct 2024 | 51.3% | 1.55 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | 51.4% | 1.55 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | 51.5% | 1.55 |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 51.5% | 1.55 |