Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Peter Faust
91.9% full
Capacity
491.4 hm³
Volume stored
452 hm³
River
Proserpine River
Year completed
1990
Coordinates
20.373°S, 148.340°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
91.9%vs 7 days ago
-0.1 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+10.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
118%of normal
91.9% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 77.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+14.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Peter Faust 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 0.00). 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. 20.373°S, 148.340°E · Open in Google Maps
About Peter Faust
As of October 26, 2026, Peter Faust is filled to 91.9% of its total capacity, holding 451.68 hm³ of water out of a maximum 491.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 490.4 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp), and it is 10.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Peter Faust — 1094 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 26, 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
- 91.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 451.68 hm³
- Total capacity
- 491.4 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 490.4 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 10.2 pp
- 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
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.68 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 92.0% | 451.91 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.81 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.49 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.63 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.82 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 92.0% | 452.01 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 92.0% | 452.13 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.62 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.51 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.84 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 91.9% | 451.64 |