Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
South Para
80.1% full
Capacity
44.8 hm³
Volume stored
36 hm³
River
South Para River
Year completed
1958
Coordinates
34.702°S, 138.871°E
Last updated
2026-09-05
Current fill
80.1%vs 7 days ago
+1.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+31.1%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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: 2026-09-05.
Catchment Weather
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About South Para
As of September 5, 2026, South Para is filled to 80.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 36 hm³ of water out of a maximum 45 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.6 percentage points, and it is 31.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for South Para — 1092 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 5, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 27.1% (April 19, 2025) to a high of 80.1% (September 5, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around April.
The dam at South Para was completed in 1958. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the South Para River Basin basin at 34.702°S, 138.871°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 80.1%
- Water stored
- 36 hm³
- Total capacity
- 45 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 31.1 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- South Para River
- River basin
- South Para River Basin
- Year completed
- 1958
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.702°S, 138.871°E
- Last updated
- September 5, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | 80.1% | 36 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 79.8% | 36 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 79.5% | 36 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 79.3% | 36 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 79.1% | 35 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 78.9% | 35 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 78.7% | 35 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 78.5% | 35 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 78.4% | 35 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 78.2% | 35 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 77.8% | 35 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 76.7% | 34 |