Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Peter Faust
94.7% full
Capacity
491.4 hm³
Volume stored
465 hm³
River
Proserpine River
Year completed
1990
Coordinates
20.373°S, 148.340°E
Last updated
2026-09-12
Current fill
94.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
+9.3%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: 2026-09-12.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Peter Faust
As of September 12, 2026, Peter Faust is filled to 94.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 465 hm³ of water out of a maximum 491 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 490 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts), and it is 9.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Peter Faust — 1095 data points between September 14, 2023 and September 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 59.7% (November 28, 2024) to a high of 104.7% (March 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around December.
The dam at Peter Faust was completed in 1990. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Proserpine River Basin basin at 20.373°S, 148.340°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.7%
- Water stored
- 465 hm³
- Total capacity
- 491 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 490 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 9.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Proserpine River
- River basin
- Proserpine River Basin
- Year completed
- 1990
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 20.373°S, 148.340°E
- Last updated
- September 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2026 | 94.7% | 465 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 94.8% | 466 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 94.8% | 466 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 94.9% | 467 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 95.0% | 467 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 95.1% | 467 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 95.1% | 467 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 95.2% | 468 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 95.3% | 468 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 95.3% | 468 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 469 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 95.5% | 469 |