Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
South Para
80.4% 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
2026-10-24
Current fill
80.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+27.7 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
136%of normal
80.4% full on 2026-10-24, against an average of 59.1% for October across 4 years of readings (+21.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around South Para 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 +0.11). 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: 2026-10-24.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 34.702°S, 138.871°E · Open in Google Maps
About South Para
As of October 24, 2026, South Para is filled to 80.4% of its total capacity, holding 36.03 hm³ of water out of a maximum 44.8 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pp), and it is 27.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for South Para — 1093 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 27.1% (April 19, 2025) to a high of 81.3% (September 10, 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
- 80.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 36.03 hm³
- Total capacity
- 44.8 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 27.7 pp
- 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
- October 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | 80.4% | 36.03 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 80.2% | 35.96 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 80.2% | 35.96 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 80.3% | 36 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 80.4% | 36.03 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 80.5% | 36.1 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 80.6% | 36.13 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 80.6% | 36.13 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 80.6% | 36.13 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 80.6% | 36.13 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 80.7% | 36.2 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 81.0% | 36.3 |