Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Sugarloaf
78.9% full
Capacity
99.2 hm³
Volume stored
78 hm³
River
Off-stream
Year completed
1981
Coordinates
37.672°S, 145.305°E
Last updated
2026-09-07
Current fill
78.9%vs 7 days ago
+1.1%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+19.4%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: 2026-09-07.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Sugarloaf
As of September 7, 2026, Sugarloaf is filled to 78.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 78 hm³ of water out of a maximum 99 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 96 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+1.1 pts), and it is 19.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Sugarloaf — 1062 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 42.1% (June 5, 2025) to a high of 96.6% (October 4, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around June.
The dam at Sugarloaf was completed in 1981. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Off-stream Basin basin at 37.672°S, 145.305°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 78.9%
- Water stored
- 78 hm³
- Total capacity
- 99 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 96 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 19.4 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Off-stream
- River basin
- Off-stream Basin
- Year completed
- 1981
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.672°S, 145.305°E
- Last updated
- September 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | 78.9% | 78 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 78.8% | 78 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 78.8% | 78 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 78.7% | 78 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 78.5% | 78 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 78.3% | 78 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 78.1% | 77 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 77.8% | 77 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 77.8% | 77 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 77.6% | 77 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 77.4% | 77 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 77.3% | 77 |