Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Paradise
52.5% full
Capacity
300.6 hm³
Volume stored
158 hm³
Year completed
2005
Coordinates
25.394°S, 151.735°E
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
52.5%vs 7 days ago
-1.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
-2.9%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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 Paradise
As of September 9, 2026, Paradise is filled to 52.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 158 hm³ of water out of a maximum 301 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 287 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.3 pts), and it is 2.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Paradise — 1095 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 38.0% (November 26, 2023) to a high of 110.7% (March 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Paradise was completed in 2005. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 52.5%
- Water stored
- 158 hm³
- Total capacity
- 301 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 287 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.9 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Year completed
- 2005
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 25.394°S, 151.735°E
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 52.5% | 158 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 52.7% | 159 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 52.9% | 159 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 53.2% | 160 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 53.4% | 160 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 53.6% | 161 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 53.8% | 162 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 53.8% | 162 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 53.8% | 162 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 53.9% | 162 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 53.9% | 162 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 53.9% | 162 |