Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Tartrus Weir
113.9% full
Capacity
12 hm³
Volume stored
14 hm³
Year completed
1986
Coordinates
22.936°S, 149.417°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
113.9%vs 7 days ago
+24.4 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+21.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
122%of normal
113.9% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 93.4% for October across 4 years of readings (+20.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Tartrus Weir 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 −0.31). 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: 2026-10-26.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 22.936°S, 149.417°E · Open in Google Maps
About Tartrus Weir
As of October 26, 2026, Tartrus Weir is filled to 113.9% of its total capacity, holding 13.67 hm³ of water out of a maximum 12 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full. Of that total, 9.5 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 24.4 percentage points, and it is 21.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Tartrus Weir — 1065 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 56.5% (December 22, 2024) to a high of 149.2% (March 11, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Tartrus Weir was completed in 1986. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 22.936°S, 149.417°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 113.9% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 13.67 hm³
- Total capacity
- 12 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 9.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 24.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 21.9 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Year completed
- 1986
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 22.936°S, 149.417°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 113.9% | 13.67 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 93.6% | 11.23 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 93.0% | 11.16 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 90.6% | 10.88 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 89.3% | 10.72 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 89.3% | 10.72 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 89.4% | 10.73 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 89.5% | 10.74 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 89.5% | 10.74 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 89.6% | 10.76 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 89.8% | 10.78 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 89.8% | 10.78 |