Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · Melbourne Water
Tarago
100.0% full
Capacity
37.58 hm³
Volume stored
38 hm³
River
Tarago River
Year completed
1968
Coordinates
37.999°S, 145.924°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
100.0%vs 7 days ago
-2.4 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+9.8 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
103%of normal
100.0% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 97.2% for October across 4 years of readings (+2.8 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Tarago 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 −0.68). Rain, not storage. Australia drought figures →
Data source: Melbourne Water daily storage — reference capacity and stored volume. Earlier daily volumes in the chart are Bureau of Meteorology readings, recomputed against that capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.999°S, 145.924°E · Open in Google Maps
About Tarago
As of October 28, 2026, Tarago is filled to 100.0% of its total capacity, holding 37.971 hm³ of water out of a maximum 37.58 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.4 percentage points, and it is 9.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Tarago — 1083 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 86.0% (June 22, 2025) to a high of 102.4% (October 19, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Tarago was completed in 1968. It is operated by Melbourne Water primarily for water supply. It lies within the Tarago River Basin basin at 37.999°S, 145.924°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 37.971 hm³
- Total capacity
- 37.58 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 9.8 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Tarago River
- River basin
- Tarago River Basin
- Year completed
- 1968
- Operator
- Melbourne Water
- Coordinates
- 37.999°S, 145.924°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 37.971 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 38.052 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 38.086 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 38.13 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 38.16 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 38.2 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 38.237 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 102.4% | 38.47 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 102.4% | 38.47 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 102.4% | 38.47 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 102.3% | 38.45 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 102.3% | 38.43 |