Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Paradise
48.0% full
Capacity
300.6 hm³
Volume stored
144 hm³
Year completed
2005
Coordinates
25.394°S, 151.735°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
48.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-4.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
92%of normal
48.0% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 52.2% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.2 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Paradise 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 −0.59). 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. 25.394°S, 151.735°E · Open in Google Maps
About Paradise
As of October 26, 2026, Paradise is filled to 48.0% of its total capacity, holding 144.13 hm³ of water out of a maximum 300.6 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 287.2 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pp), and it is 4.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Paradise — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 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. It is at 25.394°S, 151.735°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 48.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 144.13 hm³
- Total capacity
- 300.6 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 287.2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.2 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Year completed
- 2005
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 25.394°S, 151.735°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 48.0% | 144.13 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 47.9% | 143.97 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 47.7% | 143.36 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 47.6% | 143.13 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 47.5% | 142.9 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 47.6% | 142.96 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 47.6% | 143.06 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 47.7% | 143.25 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 47.8% | 143.6 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 47.9% | 143.99 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 48.0% | 144.39 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 48.2% | 144.76 |