Taylors Lake

As of September 9, 2026, Taylors Lake is filled to 97.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 27 hm³ of water out of a maximum 27 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 24 hm³ is usable (live) storage.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pts), and it is 42.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Taylors Lake — 1092 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 39.7% (May 26, 2025) to a high of 99.0% (September 10, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.

The dam at Taylors Lake was completed in 1923. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Off-stream Basin basin at 36.783°S, 142.384°E.