Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Taylors Lake
98.1% full
Capacity
27.1 hm³
Volume stored
27 hm³
River
Off-stream
Year completed
1923
Coordinates
36.783°S, 142.384°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Current fill
98.1%vs 7 days ago
+0.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+10.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
117%of normal
98.1% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 84.1% for October across 4 years of readings (+14.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Taylors Lake 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 +0.19). 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: 2026-10-27.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.783°S, 142.384°E · Open in Google Maps
About Taylors Lake
As of October 27, 2026, Taylors Lake is filled to 98.1% of its total capacity, holding 26.55 hm³ of water out of a maximum 27.1 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 24.1 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pp), and it is 10.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Taylors Lake — 1092 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 39.7% (May 26, 2025) to a high of 100.4% (October 4, 2026). 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.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 98.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 26.55 hm³
- Total capacity
- 27.1 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 24.1 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 10.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Off-stream
- River basin
- Off-stream Basin
- Year completed
- 1923
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 36.783°S, 142.384°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 98.1% | 26.55 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 98.2% | 26.56 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 98.1% | 26.54 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 97.8% | 26.48 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 97.8% | 26.46 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 97.8% | 26.47 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 97.8% | 26.47 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 97.8% | 26.46 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 97.8% | 26.47 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 97.9% | 26.49 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 98.0% | 26.51 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 98.0% | 26.52 |