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Shannon Lagoon

66.9% full

Capacity

1.7 hm³

Volume stored

1 hm³

Coordinates

41.993°S, 146.739°E

Last updated

2026-10-10

Current fill

66.9%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

+4.6%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

+0.2%

year-over-year

7-day trend

↑

rising

Drought context

Storage vs October average

105%of normal

66.9% full on 2026-10-10, against an average of 63.9% for October across 4 years of readings (+3.0 points).

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Severely dry

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Shannon Lagoon had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.51). 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: 2026-10-10.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -41.993, 146.739 · Open in Google Maps

About Shannon Lagoon

As of October 10, 2026, Shannon Lagoon is filled to 66.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.6 percentage points, and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Shannon Lagoon — 1094 data points between October 13, 2023 and October 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.1% (June 13, 2025) to a high of 103.2% (September 2, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply.

Key facts

Current fill level
66.9%
Water stored
1 hm³
Total capacity
2 hm³
7-day change
▲ 4.6 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 0.2 pts
Primary use
Water supply
Operator
BOM
Coordinates
41.993°S, 146.739°E
Last updated
October 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Oct 202666.9%1
9 Oct 202668.6%1
8 Oct 202666.6%1
7 Oct 202663.7%1
6 Oct 202663.2%1
5 Oct 202663.9%1
4 Oct 202662.3%1
3 Oct 202662.3%1
2 Oct 202663.0%1
1 Oct 202664.6%1
30 Sep 202667.2%1
29 Sep 202666.0%1

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