Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Upper Stony Creek No. 1
57.5% full
Capacity
3.5 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
River
Upper Stony Creek
Year completed
1872
Coordinates
37.828°S, 144.203°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
57.5%vs 7 days ago
+0.6 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-9.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
87%of normal
57.5% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 65.8% for October across 4 years of readings (-8.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Upper Stony Creek No. 1 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 +0.05). 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. 37.828°S, 144.203°E · Open in Google Maps
About Upper Stony Creek No. 1
As of October 26, 2026, Upper Stony Creek No. 1 is filled to 57.5% of its total capacity, holding 1.98 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3.5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.6 pp), and it is 9.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Upper Stony Creek No. 1 — 1087 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 56.0% (September 20, 2026) to a high of 72.8% (January 9, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around September.
The dam at Upper Stony Creek No. 1 was completed in 1872. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Upper Stony Creek Basin basin at 37.828°S, 144.203°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 57.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 1.98 hm³
- Total capacity
- 3.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.6 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 9.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Upper Stony Creek
- River basin
- Upper Stony Creek Basin
- Year completed
- 1872
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.828°S, 144.203°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 57.5% | 1.98 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 57.3% | 1.98 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 56.9% | 1.96 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 56.9% | 1.96 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 56.9% | 1.96 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 56.9% | 1.96 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 56.9% | 1.96 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 56.9% | 1.96 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 56.9% | 1.96 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 57.0% | 1.96 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 57.0% | 1.97 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 57.0% | 1.97 |